Benjamin 'Ben' Galloso

Benjamin 'Ben' Galloso is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Florida. He holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and brings 14 years of clinical experience to sessions. Ben speaks English and Spanish and helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, and major life transitions.

Ben combines a warm, client-centered style with practical tools. He listens closely and follows the pace the client prefers. Conversations focus on how thoughts, feelings, and body signals connect to everyday struggles and coping patterns.

His work with addictions blends motivational and cognitive approaches alongside SMART Recovery methods. When appropriate and agreed on together, he may use brief hypnotherapy to support talk therapy and reinforce changes in habits or mindset.

Ben also pays attention to spiritual and cultural meaning as a resource for healing, drawing on formal study across multiple religious traditions while respecting each person’s beliefs. He helps people sort out relationship concerns, intimacy issues, codependency, grief, and identity questions, among other topics.

Sessions are tailored to each person’s needs and goals. Ben aims to help clients become more present to themselves, notice unhelpful patterns, and move toward clearer choices and greater direction in life.

How these approaches work in online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on hearing your experience and following your goals. The therapist stays present and reflective, helping you make sense of feelings and decide what to try next. This approach works well for people who want a respectful, collaborative space to sort things out.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and build alternative ways of coping. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and patterns that keep recurring.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy is about noticing and reshaping emotional responses, especially in close relationships. It helps people get clearer about needs and reactions so they can respond differently in hard moments.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then try methods that fit those needs. That choice can change as progress is made and new issues come up.

Online work can make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. It can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins between longer sessions, and make scheduling around work or caregiving simpler. Confirm available session formats before booking so you know how appointments are offered.