Benjamin 'Ben' Galloso, LICSW, LCSW

Benjamin 'Ben' Galloso is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Florida with 14 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship struggles, trauma, and a broad range of emotional and life challenges. He holds the credentials LICSW and LCSW - indicating licensure as an independent clinical social worker and as a clinical social worker - and also identifies as a certified addictions professional and an advanced heart-centered hypnotherapist, qualifications he integrates when appropriate into talk-based therapy.

Ben works with individuals facing depression, codependency, process addictions to people or behaviors, substance concerns, LGBT-related issues, family and intimacy difficulties, grief, career stress, and questions of identity and meaning. His manner is warm, engaged, and client-centered; he emphasizes being fully present, listening closely to what clients bring, and treating each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. He frames therapy as a collaborative process in which clients have the capacity to heal and grow, and he tailors dialogue and treatment planning to each person’s unique needs.

Therapeutic work with Ben often blends careful attention to thoughts and self-talk, exploration of emotions and bodily cues, and examination of coping patterns that developed in the past but may no longer serve the present. He typically uses regular talk therapy and, when both therapist and client agree it would be helpful, may incorporate occasional light hypnotherapy to supplement insight work. Ben is a SMART Recovery facilitator, is conversant with 12-Step approaches, and draws on formal theological training across multiple religious and spiritual traditions to support clients in ways that honor their beliefs and values. He supports clients seeking personal transformation and practical movement forward on their life path.