Gal Dahan, LPC-IT

Gal Dahan, LPC-IT

Gal Dahan is a therapist who believes mental health is essential to achieving happiness and overall well-being. She believes that everyone strives to live a life grounded in their hopes and dreams, and she brings a passionate, creative, and enthusiastic approach to helping clients reach that vision. Gal’s work emphasizes the powerful role therapy plays in fostering personal growth and long-term well-being.

Gal works with adults navigating trauma, ADHD, depression, anxiety, cultural shock, addiction, life transitions, performance anxiety, and lack of motivation. Her humanistic, person-centered approach acknowledges that challenges are a natural part of life’s journey. Gal offers a supportive and practical therapeutic style, encouraging meaningful reflection and personal growth through purposeful, hands-on exploration. 

Gal believes that every person has a unique inner light that deserves to shine outward into the world. She values building a strong therapeutic relationship and wants her clients to feel empowered, understood, motivated, and cared for. Gal creates a warm, supportive space where people feel inspired to grow, discover their purpose, and take steps toward a more fulfilling life. 

If you’re searching for greater clarity, stronger motivation, stronger resilience, and a deeper sense of purpose and well-being, then Gal would be an excellent match for you. She will help you explore what’s holding you back and support your  journey toward growth and healing.

EDUCATION

Gal received her Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Marquette University. She holds licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor In-Training, LPC-IT, in the state of Wisconsin. She attends clinical supervision and professional development to enhance her learning and work quality, ensuring her clients receive excellent mental health services.

EXPERIENCE

In 2019, Gal courageously followed her greatest dream by moving from Israel to the United States, where she began her journey as a student-athlete, playing basketball and studying psychology at Cardinal Stritch University. After earning her degree, she continued her academic path by pursuing a Master’s degree at Marquette University. 

Before beginning work in an outpatient therapy practice, Gal completed her internship at the Benedict Center in Milwaukee, where she provided individual counseling and led group sessions focused on trauma and addiction. She also facilitated educational workshops covering topics such as coping skills, relapse prevention, emotional regulation, self-defense, and fitness. 

Gal is skilled in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI), and her therapeutic style is grounded in a humanistic, person-centered approach.