- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
About Gale
Dr. Gale Kelley is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 18 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting and blended family issues. She also addresses addiction, grief, anger, intimacy concerns, body image, and life transitions.
Dr. Kelley uses a straightforward, client-centered approach. She begins by using assessment tools and asking practical questions to identify what is affecting daily functioning. Together with the client she sets clear goals and tracks progress. Sessions typically include psychoeducation, skill practice, and short take-away tools to use between meetings.
Her background includes a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Clinical Psychology and long experience providing individual, group, and family psychotherapy. She describes therapy as a collaborative process that uses evidence-based methods when useful. Cognitive Behavioral techniques feature in her work to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
In blended household situations she helps people sort loyalty conflicts, communication breakdowns, and role confusion. She also supports those dealing with adoption and foster care concerns, abandonment, caregiving stress, and divorce or separation. Practical coping strategies and emotion regulation skills are part of the focus.
Clients can expect sessions that aim for concrete improvements. Dr. Kelley tends to offer short, usable tools each session so people can test changes between meetings. She emphasizes understanding behavior through education, then applying straightforward strategies to reduce stress and improve daily functioning.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-Based work focuses on how early relationships shape expectations and reactions in close relationships. Online sessions using this approach look at patterns of trust and closeness and help people try new ways of relating in everyday life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; online CBT often includes homework, thought records, and small behavior experiments that can be practiced between sessions. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on processing and reducing the impact of traumatic memories, using pacing and grounding skills so people can feel more able to manage triggers and stress. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That may mean mixing elements of attachment work, CBT, and solution-focused techniques and changing the plan as progress is reviewed. Confirm the exact session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people use tools like shared worksheets and screen-based thought records during the session. Practical details about scheduling and the subscription payment model should be checked at sign-up so sessions fit into everyday life.Areas of expertise
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting and blended family issues among other areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative, with an emphasis on psychoeducation, skill practice, and measurable goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of clinical experience and holds a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Clinical Psychology.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL LMHC) and practices from Florida.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are accepted.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.