- Years in practice
- 18
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Gale
Dr. Gale Kelley welcomes parents who are worried about stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, or changes in family life. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 18 years of experience.
Her style is direct and practical, aimed at helping people find useful steps they can take right away. She uses a client-centered approach that focuses on each person’s strengths and goals. Sessions often include clear explanations of why certain patterns happen and simple tools to try between meetings.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to spot and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that increase stress or interfere with parenting. Dr. Kelley also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.
For people affected by trauma or loss, trauma-focused methods are used to reduce distress and build coping skills. She emphasizes learning - understanding how behavior and emotions connect - as a way to make steady progress. Consultations begin with questionnaires that help identify the areas to address and set measurable goals.
Each session aims to leave the person with a concrete takeaway, such as a communication strategy, a behavior change plan, or an emotion regulation skill to practice. Dr. Kelley offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, and text messaging and works with clients across regions, including international clients.
She frames therapy as a collaborative process and adjusts plans to fit each person’s life and needs.
What Gale works with
Everything Gale lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Gale helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Gale lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Online approaches that focus on attachment and change
Dr. Kelley often combines client-centered work with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people understand their reactions and change unhelpful patterns. Client-centered work means the therapist listens closely and builds on each person’s strengths, while CBT offers concrete steps to shift negative thoughts and behaviors that fuel stress and parenting struggles.She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape emotions and expectations. That approach can be useful for parents and for people who notice repeating patterns in closeness, trust, or communication. Together you and the therapist will discuss which approaches match your goals and try methods that fit your situation in a collaborative way.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match practical needs. Video works well for in-depth conversations and visual cues, phone calls are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quicker check-ins, and text messaging allows brief ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy going around work, caregiving, or travel while still focusing on concrete goals and skills.
Questions people ask about Gale
What concerns does Dr. Kelley commonly address?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, addiction, self-esteem, and relationship or intimacy-related difficulties.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She practices a client-centered and practical approach that emphasizes your strengths and clear, usable skills you can apply between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Dr. Kelley has 18 years of experience working with a wide range of concerns across different ages and backgrounds.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, licensed in Florida and based in that state.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
How are sessions delivered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits your needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What does it take to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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