Catherine Gallacher
Catherine Gallacher is an international motivational and inspirational speaker, Senior Accredited Psychotherapist, author and Certified Empowerment Results Coach™ whose work explores human potential, resilience, confidence and what becomes possible when we learn to respond differently to challenge.
With more than 35 years’ experience in mental health and human behaviour, Catherine combines professional expertise with a life that has required her to put many of the principles she teaches into practice.
Her journey has included navigating significant personal adversity and disability, building a business, becoming an author, stepping onto international speaking platforms and undertaking humanitarian work in highly pressured environments. Rather than presenting resilience as simply “pushing through”, Catherine speaks about the choices, thinking patterns and moments of courage that allow people to move forward when circumstances are difficult or uncertain.
Her talks range from inspirational and motivational keynotes to leadership, mental health, wellbeing and human performance.
Her signature keynote, The Pause Effect™ — Decision Clarity Under Pressure, explores how pressure affects thinking, behaviour and decision-making and how a deliberate pause can create space for a different response.
Through The Forest of ANTs™, Catherine explores the everyday thinking patterns that can quietly limit us — including overthinking, catastrophising and self-doubt — helping audiences recognise the internal narratives that influence confidence, choices and action.
Catherine’s speaking is engaging, practical and grounded in real experience. She brings warmth and humour to serious subjects and gives audiences more than a temporary motivational high: she challenges people to recognise their own capacity to think differently, make deliberate choices and take meaningful action.
Whether speaking about resilience, confidence, change, mental wellbeing, leadership or decision-making under pressure, Catherine’s central message is one of possibility: our circumstances may shape the road in front of us, but they do not have to determine what we do next. She has been described as a 'Powerhouse' when speaking.
Check out the Speaker page and One Sheet at www.realisedcatherinegallacher.net
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Based in Scotland, UK, Catherine is available for speaking engagements across the UK and internationally, both in person and virtually.
Available for conferences, keynotes, corporate events, leadership programmes, motivational and inspirational events, panels, forums and masterclasses.
Travel, accommodation and associated expenses are separate from the speaking fee and are payable by the event organiser.
Due to mobility requirements, accessible travel and venue arrangements may be required and can be discussed with the organiser in advance.
Planning an event?
If you’re looking for a speaker who can combine powerful real-world experience with psychological insight, practical tools and an engaging delivery, Catherine welcomes enquiries from event organisers in the UK and internationally.
Start the conversation about your event. Share your date, location, audience and what you want people to take away from the experience, and Catherine will be happy to discuss the most appropriate keynote or session for your brief.
Speaking enquiries: stepupcmg@gmail.com
Website: www.realisedcatherinegallacher.net