Gale Green , LPC

Gale Green is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who brings two decades of clinical experience to her work with adults. She transitioned into counseling after years in other industries and after her children were grown, returning to school to complete a master’s degree and beginning a second career focused on helping people navigate life’s difficulties. Over twenty years she has supported a wide range of clients, including active duty military families, refugees and immigrants who fled conflict, incarcerated individuals and their families, and everyday couples and households seeking healthier relationships and coping skills.

Gale emphasizes listening as the foundation of effective therapy, prioritizing empathy and honest collaboration to identify the concerns that brought each person to counseling. Her practice addresses stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, self-esteem, anger, intimacy-related concerns, coping with life changes, and LGBT issues, among other areas. She also works with challenges such as caregiving stress, chronic illness, attachment and abandonment issues, blended family dynamics, and first responder stress.

Therapeutically she draws on client-centered approaches, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness techniques, motivational interviewing, and trauma-focused work to tailor care to each individual. Gale does not judge and aims to create a respectful, supportive space for adults 21 and older. She is accepting new clients who reside in Missouri as well as clients living outside the United States, and she welcomes the opportunity to collaborate on practical, realistic steps toward clients’ goals.

Approaches and Benefits of Online Therapeutic Work

Gale uses client-centered therapy to create a supportive environment where the client's experiences guide the work - this approach focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people identify their own goals and solutions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, provides practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and reducing destructive coping patterns, which can be helpful for anger, relationship strain, and mood instability. Mindfulness therapy introduces simple attention and grounding practices to reduce reactivity and build resilience, useful for stress, anxiety, and trauma-related symptoms.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Gale collaborates with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies as progress is made so treatment remains practical and client-centered.

Online therapy makes these approaches accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for scheduling, easier access for those who live far away or have mobility or caregiving constraints, and the ability to continue consistent work during life changes. Licensed professionals can adapt evidence-based strategies to remote formats so clients can pursue meaningful change from wherever they are.