Octavia Gallon , LPC

Octavia Gallon is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with six years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem concerns. She focuses on practical steps that make daily life feel more manageable. Octavia commonly supports people navigating parenting pressures and family problems, and those adjusting to life changes or challenges related to ADHD.

Her approach is straightforward and goal-oriented. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of responding. Mindfulness practices are added when slowing down and noticing feelings helps a person gain more control. Solution-focused methods are used to set clear, short-term goals and track progress.

Octavia spent her early years in clinical settings and built experience across grief, motivation, and confidence work. She adapts communication and treatment plans to fit each person’s needs rather than following a one-size-fits-all script. Sessions are collaborative and aim to leave people with concrete skills to use between meetings.

She works with concerns that include relationship strain, anger, codependency, attachment wounds, and issues like abandonment or guilt. Octavia also addresses family-related stressors such as blended family dynamics, caregiver strain, divorce and separation, and domestic violence effects.

Based in Florida, Octavia conducts sessions in English and offers multiple online formats to fit different schedules. She encourages people to take the first step even when it feels difficult, and to begin with a short matching process to find what might work best.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Octavia commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice the thinking patterns that keep stress and anxiety going, then practice small behavioral changes to test new responses. This approach is useful for worry, low mood, and managing impulsive reactions.

She also uses mindfulness therapy to help people slow down and observe their feelings without immediate reaction. Mindfulness can support coping with anger, emotional overwhelm, and lingering stress from relationship or family problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Octavia will talk with each person about their needs and goals, then try methods that fit those priorities. She adjusts plans as progress is made and welcomes feedback to keep the focus practical and relevant.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for in-depth conversations and practicing skills together, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging works for quick check-ins or brief coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and different routines.