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Octavia Gallon

Compassionate, practical support for everyday challenges

LPC Florida

Experience
6 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Family, Parenting
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy
Languages
English
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About Octavia

Octavia Gallon is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. She emphasizes practical, skills-based work to build confidence, improve coping with life changes, and address common concerns such as parenting, family dynamics, anger, and ADHD-related struggles.

Background and approach

Her approach is collaborative and goal-oriented, inviting clients to shape treatment around their priorities while developing tools that fit everyday life. With six years of experience in the mental health field, Octavia blends evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness practices with solution-focused strategies to support progress.

She aims to tailor communication and treatment plans to each person’s unique needs, offering a nonjudgmental presence for people navigating grief, motivation issues, self-esteem, and other personal challenges. Based in Florida and practicing in English, she encourages those ready to pursue change to take the first step toward improved wellbeing and greater resilience.

Approaches That Guide Online Therapy

Octavia often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering concrete skills to reduce anxiety, lift mood, and improve coping with life stressors. Mindfulness Therapy helps clients build present-moment awareness and gentle acceptance, which can reduce reactivity and support emotional regulation.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She works with each person to assess needs, goals, and personal preferences, and then tailors techniques and exercises that feel like a good match. Over time she and the client monitor progress and adjust the plan so treatment stays relevant and practical.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow flexibility around work, family, and location. These options make it easier to maintain consistency, try brief check-ins between sessions, and fit therapy into a busy life while accessing licensed professionals from wherever the client is.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Octavia works with a range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, relationship difficulties, parenting and family concerns, anger, coping with life changes, and ADHD. She also addresses additional areas such as attachment issues, codependency, grief, and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, using evidence-informed techniques like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, and solution-focused methods to help clients develop skills and reach concrete goals.
What is her professional background and experience?
She has worked in the mental health field for six years and has experience supporting people with grief, motivation, self-esteem, and confidence while aligning treatment to individual needs.
Where is she licensed and located?
Octavia holds the LPC credential and practices in Florida. Her license details include AZ LPC LPC 23015 and WY LPC LPC-1899 as documented credentials.
Which languages are used during sessions and can she work with international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for online work?
She offers several remote session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost depend on?
Costs vary depending on location and therapist availability; sessions operate through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesAnger managementCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

Wyoming, Arizona, Florida

Languages

English