About Gayle
Gayle DuBois is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oklahoma with 27 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, stress, grief, or big life changes. Gayle also supports those facing eating and food-related issues, obsessive thoughts, panic, social phobia, and concerns around self-esteem and identity.
Her style is goal-oriented and practical. Sessions focus on clear steps clients can try between meetings. She encourages small, manageable changes and checks what works for each person.
Background and approach
Gayle uses straightforward tools to reduce symptoms and build coping skills. Gayle draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to examine the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set concrete goals and track progress.
These approaches guide short-term skill building as well as longer-term changes. Clients can expect a collaborative relationship where problems are named, options are weighed, and plans are made together. Gayle emphasizes choice and responsibility while offering compassionate guidance.
She aims to make therapy useful and relatable for everyday life. Her work has covered a broad range of concerns across different ages and stages. Gayle keeps sessions focused on what the client wants to change and on practical ways to get there.
Many people come for help with parenting stress, relationship questions, or the strain of major transitions.
Practical approaches for online therapy and goal work
Gayle uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT often involves tracking thoughts, testing beliefs, and trying small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, panic, or low mood. Solution-Focused Therapy is another main approach she uses; it centers on identifying specific goals and building on what already works so clients see progress quickly.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Gayle works with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily life. She checks in about what helps and adjusts plans so work in therapy fits real-world needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversation, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or building skills between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, and family commitments, while still focusing on practical change and progress.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- LGBT
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma
- Languages
- English