Gila grew up in Antwerp, and on moving to London studied at the Tavistock Institute and qualified as a Systemic couples and family psychotherapist. She heads up the Mental Health Pilot Project of Camp Simcha, works as a mental health consultant for various charities and has a private practice working with couples and families. She also holds a second masters degree in clinical sociology and trained as an Imago therapist. Together with her husband, she heads up the Senior Rabbinic team of Woodside Park Synagogue a large and vibrant modern orthodox community in London where they reside with their family.