Benjamin 'Ben' Galloso

Benjamin 'Ben' Galloso brings a client-centered approach to therapy. He combines talking therapy with occasional hypnotherapy when both therapist and client agree it may help. Ben emphasizes presence, respect, and compassion while helping people understand what they feel and why they react the way they do.

He focuses on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, anger, relationship issues, and trauma or emotional abuse. He also supports people dealing with self-esteem, grief, intimacy-related issues, career transitions, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and life changes. Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment issues, body image, codependency, infidelity, and questions of sexual identity and kink culture.

Ben blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to help people notice their thoughts, feelings, and body cues. He sometimes incorporates light hypnotherapy as a supplemental tool when it fits the work. He also uses SMART Recovery methods alongside familiarity with 12-Step approaches when addressing addictions and compulsive behaviors.

With 14 years of experience as a licensed social worker in Florida, Ben adapts treatment to each person’s needs and beliefs. He has formal theological training across multiple faiths and welcomes clients from varied spiritual backgrounds. He aims to help people become more present to themselves and move forward on their life path.

Ben offers sessions in English and Spanish. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking and follow the listed steps to begin the matching process.

How Ben’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s concerns first and focuses on empathy, listening, and guiding conversations where the client needs them to go. This approach helps when someone wants a supportive space to sort through emotions, relationship questions, or identity concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior and introduces practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and many everyday stressors where changing thought habits helps reduce distress.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy aims to help people notice and shift emotional responses that shape relationships and attachment. It supports work on intimacy-related issues, attachment wounds, and helping clients stay present with strong feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ben will help determine which methods fit best based on goals, preferences, and how a person responds in sessions. That process is collaborative and may combine talking therapy, CBT techniques, EFT ideas, and sometimes light hypnotherapy when both agree it could help.

For online work, confirm the available session formats before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it simpler to connect with a licensed professional from different parts of Florida while arranging times that match daily life.