Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
“The Secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”- Socrates. Many of us were conditioned to accept and live with situations in our lives that we wanted to change but felt we could not or did not know how to. By seeking out counseling support, you have taken the first step to respond and not react and change your emotional climate.
I am Gala Oliver-Singh, and over the past 20 years I have had the privilege to witness numerous transformations occur when people just like you have taken the risk to have a different relationship with change by responding instead of reacting and be in trust instead of distrust with change. When we do our transformational work, we can experience the gifts of growth, joy, and opportunity that these changes are here to teach us.
I decided to become a Licensed Professional Counselor when I was a client, doing my own transformational work. This profession has provided an opportunity for me to help other people do their transformational work and learn to tell and live new stories that reflect the positive choices and changes they want to experience in their lives presently. My goal in pursuing a Master’s degree in Counseling and Guidance from Louisiana Tech University was to use what I’ve learned in turmoil to actively bring others to a better position in their lives.
I have worked in a variety of settings with many different client groups. I have a demonstrated passion for and commitment to educating and empowering individuals and groups that have been historically marginalized, stigmatized, and oppressed, specifically ethnic, and sexual minorities.
I have facilitated personal growth support groups for LGBTQ (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) young adults and served as a mental health consultant addressing identity development and the coming out process at a Safe Zone Training. I have provided individual, family, and group mental health therapy for children, adolescents and adults in outpatient clinic and community settings; provided individual and family therapy, intervention and support services to parents and students as a school-based mental health therapist; and was responsible for counseling, educating and empowering battered women and their children to make choices that result in safe, independent and violence-free lives in my position as a domestic violence family counselor.
My approach to healing, wellness, and mental health is client-centered, relational, and based on a flexible, collaborative approach. The goal of our counseling relationship will be to identify healthy new behaviors that you choose and to incorporate them into your life. I am here to help support, inspire, and motivate you to make those changes. Together, let’s create a healing, non-judgmental, safe environment to help you transform and live your best life.
SPECIALTIES:
• Ethnic and sexual identity issues (multicultural issues; LGBTQ issues)
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Relationship issues
• Youth development and adjustment (young adult counseling)
Also experienced in:
Parenting issues, Family conflicts, Coping with life changes, Career difficulties, Life purpose, Self-care
Clinical approaches:
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Family Systems Therapy
Years of Experience: 20
Licensed · Professional · Cancel Anytime
Gala Oliver-Singh helps people navigate change by encouraging response instead of reaction and by fostering trust in the process of transformation. With 17 years of clinical practice, she brings steady, experienced support to individuals facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, career difficulties, and other life transitions.
Her path into counseling began during her own therapeutic journey, and that personal experience inspired a professional commitment to helping others rewrite the stories they live by. She earned a master’s degree in Counseling and Guidance from Louisiana Tech University and chose a career that allows her to turn lessons learned in turmoil into practical help for others.
Gala has worked in diverse settings and with multiple client groups. Her background includes facilitating personal growth groups for LGBTQ young adults, serving as a mental health consultant on identity development and the coming out process through Safe Zone Training, providing individual, family, and group therapy in outpatient and community environments, offering school-based mental health services for students and families, and counseling survivors of domestic violence to support safe, independent, violence-free lives.
She is licensed to practice as a professional counselor in Louisiana. Gala maintains a clear focus on educating and empowering individuals and groups who have been historically marginalized and stigmatized, with particular attention to ethnic and sexual minorities.
Her therapeutic approach is client-centered and relational, built on flexibility and collaboration. She uses evidence-based methods including cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness approaches, solution-focused techniques, and family systems work to help clients identify and adopt healthier behaviors they choose to keep. Gala aims to create a non-judgmental, safe space where clients can be supported, inspired, and motivated to make lasting change and live more fulfilling lives.
Many people ask whether online therapy can truly help. For common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and navigating life changes, online therapy has been shown to be just as effective as traditional in-person sessions.
One major benefit is flexibility – clients can connect in the format that fits their schedule and comfort level, whether by video call, phone session, live chat, or in-app messaging. This variety makes it easier to maintain consistent care even when life is busy or circumstances change.
Another advantage is access to licensed professionals who provide evidence-based care and can be changed if a different therapeutic fit is desired. Clients may switch therapists at any time if they feel another provider would better meet their needs.
Overall, online therapy offers a practical, adaptable option for addressing everyday mental health challenges while fitting treatment into the realities of modern life.
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