About Gala
Gala Oliver-Singh is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana with 22 years of experience. She came to counseling after doing her own personal work and now focuses on helping people change how they respond to life. Her style is direct, supportive, and focused on practical steps that bring real shifts.
Gala uses a client-centered approach that keeps the person's goals at the center of sessions. She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot patterns of thought and try new behaviors.
How Gala works
Sessions aim to be collaborative and down-to-earth. She has worked in clinics, schools, and community settings. Her background includes work with ethnic and sexual minorities and facilitating support groups for LGBT young adults.
She has experience providing intervention and support services in school-based settings and offering counseling in domestic violence programs. Common concerns she helps people address include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting challenges, blended family issues, communication problems, and career or purpose questions.
In sessions people can expect help identifying concrete new behaviors and practicing them between meetings. Gala emphasizes trust, respect, and a nonjudgmental atmosphere. Her goal is to help each person build new routines and stories that reflect the changes they want to live.
Gala lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
What Gala works with
The areas below are the ones Gala selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 22 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Louisiana |
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Online support options
How Client-Centered and CBT Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and helping the person set their own goals. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so people can understand what matters to them and decide on changes to try. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people spot thought patterns that lead to distress and practice different behaviors to change outcomes. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and problems with coping or communication.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend a plan. That plan can change over time as progress is made and new issues arise. The process is collaborative rather than prescriptive.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction when convenient. Phone sessions can be a good option when a quieter space or lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat or text sessions work well for quick check-ins, shorter coaching-style conversations, or when typing feels easier for expressing thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, and family life while keeping the focus on practical steps and measurable progress.
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