About Galina
Galina Storozhenko combines practical therapy methods with a calm, supportive presence to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma, grief, and depression. She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - in California with 17 years of practice. Galina speaks English and Russian and focuses on clear, usable strategies clients can try between sessions.
Her approach centers on helping people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values.
Background and approach
She draws on cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thinking patterns. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to reduce struggle with painful thoughts and feelings. Galina offers a warm, client-centered environment where the person’s experience guides the work.
Sessions aim to build practical skills such as emotional regulation, better communication, and problem-solving for life and work stressors. She also addresses complex issues like trauma and grief with steady support. In sessions she will listen closely, reflect what she hears, and collaborate on clear goals.
The Gottman Method informs her work around relationship communication and patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are available for managing strong emotions and impulsivity. People come to Galina for help with panic, social anxiety, workplace strain, caregiver stress, chronic illness challenges, and feelings of isolation or shame.
She helps break problems into manageable steps and supports clients as they try new ways of coping.
Therapeutic approaches that translate well to online sessions
Galina uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. ACT focuses on accepting difficult feelings while committing to meaningful action, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT provides structured tools for managing panic, social anxiety, and mood difficulties by practicing new ways of thinking and acting.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Galina will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. She checks in about what helps and adapts the plan as progress is made, keeping the process practical and goal-focused.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people share updates between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Russian