Charlottesville Empowerment Counseling and Wellness Services
Galia Mann-Hielscher, M.A.
Resident in Counseling
Pronouns: She/Her
Galia has been a Counseling Resident at Charlottesville Empowerment since 2021 and has several years of supervised post-degree clinical work. She attained her Masters in Mental Health Counseling at Brooklyn College. Prior to living in New York City for 11 years, Galia lived in Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Berlin, Germany; and Tel Aviv, Israel. She also holds an MA degree in Philosophy and a BA in Philosophy and History. As a Counseling Resident, Galia works under the supervision of Corinne M. Sisti, LPC and Dr. Tasha Nadasdi, Psy. D., L.P. Prior to her Residency at Charlottesville Empowerment, Galia provided psychotherapy at an HIV/AIDS service organization in New York, where she worked with a wide range of individuals from various walks of life.
Her approach to therapy is based around the fact that every person is unique, and therefore she aims to be flexible and to tailor the psychodynamic, relational, and other therapeutic approaches to the specific
needs of her clients. Her main goal is to work collaboratively with her patients to help them find long-lasting ways to live better and more fulfilling lives, in alignment with their personal values.
Her personal background living as an immigrant in multiple countries has instilled in her a special passion for working with anyone who feels marginalized or out of place in their living environment.
Galia spends as much of her free time as possible with her partner and with her dog Saskie. She loves learning languages and speaks English, Hebrew, and Dutch fluently as well as some Russian and German.