Molly Gales (she/her)

No matter how old you are, life transitions at any age can be challenging. Transitions also provide opportunities for growth. I work collaboratively and respectfully with clients to discover tools to help you find and reach your goals as soon as possible. Therapy can and should be a place to explore who you are, what your goals might be, find acceptance, challenging emotions, relationships and more.

I specialize in working with anxiety, depression and mood disorders. Folks often experience more than one symptom at a time. I see clients who are experiencing grief and loss, are in crisis, experience transphobia, gender spectrum and identity concerns, have existing trauma, chronic illnesses and pain and more. These experiences and concerns can be contributing factors for anxiety, depression, ADD, and mood disorders. I work with behavioral therapy to help find solutions and reduce symptoms.

Teenagers are at an exciting time in their lives where everything is new. Having an open mind means they are ripe for learning and making great changes. It also means they are finding their way and often making mistakes; it’s part of the painful process of growing. Teens often need an understanding ear, focused on helping them find ways to alleviate their suffering. What makes my practice different is my ability to help teens harness their amazing capabilities and navigate these waters together.

Psychoeducation and strengths-based techniques can help clients help themselves. Understanding your own patterns and working on creating new ones, by using our mind's ability to create new pathways is using neuroplasticity to make lasting changes in your life.

My approach is based on individual needs. The most important part of my work as an integrative psychotherapist is creating a trusting and authentic connection with my clients. I also use use a combination of therapeutic techniques and processes as you can see in the list "All treatment orientations."

I use a combination of CBT and DBT to help clients become unstuck, provide practical tools and create an illuminating and creative environment where change is most likely to occur. This goal-oriented psychotherapy treatment that takes a hands-on, practical approach to problem-solving. Its goal is to change patterns of thinking or behavior that are behind people's difficulties, and so change the way they feel.

There are many reasons why folx come to LGBTQ+ and gender affirmation counseling. Some are looking for help to come out to family and friends. Others are interested in exploring gender identity. Perhaps you want someone to see you for who you are: proud and queer. My work with my queer clients includes dealing with the effects of homo-, bi-, and transphobia, exploring the gender spectrum, and transitioning genders. I provide a safe space for all of this and more.

ACT, or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, is an empirically-based psychological practice that uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies along with commitment and behavior-change strategies to increase psychological flexibility. It is particularly well-suited for working with chronic pain, anxiety, and depression, as it aims to help you move forward through difficult emotions so you can put your energy into healing.

Hypnosis can help shift behaviors and create lasting change. Ericksonian hypnotherapy uses indirect suggestion, metaphor and storytelling, rather than direct suggestion., making it a collaborative experience. I assist you by using your own inner resources to find solutions and lasting comfort. The therapeutic process taking place at a subconscious level that hypnosis provided a tool with which to communicate with the unconscious mind and access the reservoir of resources held within.