About Gail Whitmore

Born in Glasgow and raised in New York City, Gail has been working first as a volunteer and then as a professional in counseling and crisis intervention for over fifteen years.

After completing her studies in Voice, Musicology and Languages at the University of Michigan, Gail volunteered for the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. After two years she trained in counseling, grief and palliative care at the Jacob Perlow Hospice at Beth Israel Medical Center.

Following that, Gail was trained in crisis prevention and intervention by Covenant House and went on to work for their Nineline, the largest crisis hotline in the United States.

Gail also conducted a recreational discussion group for the Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter encouraging program members to share their loves of and perspectives on the music that had helped shape their lives.

Gail provides general support for individuals and couples. She specializes in the following areas - depression, suicide, self-injury, relationship concerns, eating disorders, sexual assault and domestic violence.

Gail has been living in Prague for five years, actively gives workshops in the Czech school system on domestic violence and incest and is a former member of the Supervisory Board of the Liga lidských práv (League of Human Rights).

Conversant in Czech, Spanish, German and French, services are currently offered only in English and Italian.