Connected Relationships Across the Lifespan
 
 
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About Dr. Gall

Owner, Greenlake Psychology

Psychologist & Family Therapist

Intern Supervisor

I feel content when I have balance in my life - I'm happiest when my hands are stirring many different pots, so to speak. My family and three children keep me laughing, keep me humble, and keep me on my toes. I love to read, cook, and garden and am happiest when I'm puttering around at home. I lead a quiet life and prefer it that way.

I spend my professional time seeing clients, providing clinical supervision, teaching graduate students, and presenting to the public. I value staying on top of new research, attending trainings and informal learning opportunities with experts in the field, and participating in professional groups.

It is important to me to give back to my community. I am involved in professional organizations, pro bono work, mentorship, and social action. I experience professional fulfillment and joy when my clients feel connected to the people they love, and feel accepted and seen for who they are.

 
 
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My approach to therapy

“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.”
— Carl R. Rogers, On Becoming a Person: A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy
 

I generally view problems as originating from the interactions between people, or the interactions between society and an individual, rather than the source of a problem being located within a person. I focus more on encouraging healthy and fulfilling relationships and less on diagnosis and coping strategies. Therapy with me involves looking at patterns in your life that used to be adaptive, but are now getting in the way of connecting with others. Often these patterns show up in the therapeutic relationship as well, and we will work through them together in a way that feels healthy and reparative so we can break the cycle together.

I believe that healing happens in relationships with others - in fact, relationships themselves are the most powerful agent of change. My goal in therapy is to provide unconditional safety and acceptance so you can be your true self. Growth comes with feeling stretched and challenged, within the context of this safe and affirming relationship. My job is to balance comfort with your need to heal.

I have been told that I am easy to talk to and that my style is warm, accepting, and calming. At the same time, I am an active therapist and clients appreciate my candor and directiveness when needed. I stay up on the latest research about what works in therapy in order to provide effective, evidence-based services.

 
 

Professional experience

I have been practicing therapy since 2008, working with diverse clients, providing clinical supervision to trainees, and teaching at the graduate level. With graduate degrees and professional licensure in the fields of counseling psychology, couples and family therapy, and school counseling, I have a unique perspective and am a strong generalist with a broad knowledge base upon which to draw. I see clients from diverse backgrounds and work successfully with a variety of presenting issues.

I am also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Denver's Counseling Psychology program where I provide clinical supervision for student therapists and teach classes in family and couples therapy. I have supervised student therapists providing therapy for individuals, couples, and families, taught couples and family therapy theories, and taught counseling diverse populations at the University of Northern Colorado's doctoral program in Counseling Psychology.

I oversaw the counseling department at Denver Jewish Day School, a local K-12 school, for six years. I wore many different hats including working with parents and teachers in order to support the mental health needs of students, developing and teaching the K-12 social, emotional, and health/sexuality curriculum, supervising interns, working closely with the Learning Resource Center to support students with diverse learning needs, and providing parent and staff trainings and presentations on mental health and educational topics.

In graduate school, I worked in college counseling centers and community mental health centers providing individual, group, couples, and family therapy. I have previously worked in community mental health serving children and adults with developmental disabilities and serious mental illness, as well as working for four years conducting public health and psychology research at the University of Washington.

 
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Education and licensure

 

  • Colorado Licensed Psychologist

  • Colorado Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

  • Colorado Licensed School Counselor

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Counseling Psychology, University of Northern Colorado, APA-accredited

    • Dissertation: All Families Are Unique: Experiences of Lesbian-Parented Families

    • Doctoral internship: Student Medical and Counseling Clinic, Central Washington University, APA-accredited

  • Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology Authorization (PSYPACT) #17622

  • Post-Master's Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy, Denver Family Institute, COAMFTE-accredited

  • Master of Arts (M.A.) in School and Community Counseling, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, CACREP-accredited

  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Psychology, University of Washington, minor in Jewish Studies