Melonie Gale, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Meridian, Idaho
VerifiedTelehealth Available
My Approach to Therapy
Over 30 years experience. Melonie Gale believes counseling is a personalized and collaborative relationship within a safe and supportive environment that is designed for you as an individual. Your decision to seek counseling and choosing the right counselor for you is as important to your healing as your motivation to change. She works interactively with you to define treatment goals based on your specific needs. Counseling may be brief or in-depth. Within each of us, she believes there is an innate ability and power to heal, and she will work together with you towards your goals.
Counseling as a choice. Melonie Gale has been working with clients to help better their lives for decades. Her experience is in a multitude of differing areas, giving me clarity to focus on the underlying issues that present roadblocks to wellness. By focusing on recognition of your choices and strengths and identifying patterns that aren't working for you, her experience and expertise can help provide you with new insights and tools.
My Practice & Services
Although currently located in Meridian, Boise, Idaho area, Melonie Gale is a licensed psychotherapist in Idaho, California, and Washington...Melonie Gale is also a licensed marriage and family therapist in Idaho and California.
Idaho:
Openings Monday afternoon and evening
California:
Available for phone and distance coaching. Self-pay only.
Washington:
Available for phone and distance coaching. Self-pay only.
Please contact me for a free phone consultation anytime.
Professional Affiliations:
Idaho Counseling Association
American Counseling Association
Former California Association for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors CALPCC
Former Board Member, San Diego chapter of CAMFT
My Role as a Therapist
Melonie Gale views her role as a psychotherapist & Counselor as one in which there is a shared relationship built on trust. Trust depends upon your comfort level with your psychotherapist, the amount of expertise and understanding of the complexities of how feelings and issues can come together. With experience in many modalities over her career, she's able to create a view of your issues quickly and accurately. This allows you to work as a team together to decide what areas you'd like to change or overcome in your life.
Expertise & Specialties
Age Groups I Work With
AdultsElders
Groups I Work With
Women with emotional issues related to menopause, survivors, relationship issues of all kinds, divorce, self-esteem, and self-worth issues for all ages.
Therapy Services & Specialties
Concerns & Challenges Addressed
AbandonmentAdjusting to Change / Life TransitionsAnxietyBlended Family IssuesBreakupCareer Issues Caregiver Issues / StressCodependency / Dependency
Therapeutic Approaches & Evidence-Based Methods
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential PsychotherapyHolistic PsychotherapyIntegration of different therapy modelsLogotherapyPsychodynamicSolution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)