Gala Oliver-Singh, LPC

Gala Oliver-Singh is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than two decades of experience helping people navigate change. She began this work after her own personal journey and draws on that perspective to guide others toward new choices. Her practice centers on practical ways to respond to life instead of reacting to it. She works in a straightforward, compassionate manner and aims to help clients find more peace and direction.

Gala focuses on common concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma and abuse, and parenting challenges. She also offers support around LGBT identity questions, blended family issues, career decisions, self-esteem, and communication problems. Her background includes work in outpatient clinics, schools, community programs, and domestic violence services.

Her style is client-centered and collaborative. She helps people identify small, specific behaviors to try and then builds on what works. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is one of the approaches she uses to help people reshape unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.

Gala has run support groups for LGBTQ young adults and provided consultation on identity development and the coming out process. She has experience offering individual, family, and group interventions in a range of community settings. This practical history informs how she helps people manage transitions and life stressors.

Clients can expect a relational, nonjudgmental approach that emphasizes chosen, sustainable changes. Gala aims to inspire and motivate people as they develop new habits and responses. Her goal is to help people live more intentionally and feel better equipped for life’s challenges.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Gala uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is practical and goal-oriented, so it often works well in short exercises and homework between sessions.

She also follows a client-centered approach, which means sessions focus on the person’s experience and priorities. That style helps create a trusting relationship online and supports work on identity, relationships, and self-esteem concerns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Gala will discuss your goals and preferences and help pick methods that feel right. That process is collaborative and may shift as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for in-depth conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief updates, coaching-style support, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep continuity when schedules change.