Denise Gallo

Denise Gallo is an AASW social worker with 34 years of professional experience. She has worked across statutory child protection and community settings, and brings that background into practical support for people facing stress, anxiety and trauma. Denise speaks English, Italian, French and Spanish and draws on a lifetime of hands-on experience as a parent and practitioner.

Denise aims for conversations that are respectful and sensitive. She tailors dialogue and plans to each person's situation instead of using a one-size-fits-all method. Many clients come for help with self-esteem, motivation and coping with life changes, and Denise focuses on clear, manageable steps in sessions.

Her work often addresses compassion fatigue, caregiver stress and relationship patterns tied to attachment and family of origin. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, and separation or domestic violence impacts. Sessions look at how past events affect current choices and feelings, and then build practical strategies to respond differently.

Denise uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based ways of working, client-centred listening, mindfulness techniques and narrative conversation. These methods are used to help people notice their values, make space for hard feelings and rewrite unhelpful stories about themselves.

Choosing to begin therapy can feel daunting and Denise encourages a gentle first step. She helps people set achievable goals and reviews progress as work unfolds, adjusting methods to match each person's needs and pace.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and then choose actions that match their values rather than getting stuck. It can help with anxiety, low mood and coping with big life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections and helps people try new ways of relating and managing emotion. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and supporting a person's own problem-solving while they set the pace of work.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Denise works collaboratively to identify goals and preferences and then tries methods that suit the person. She will check in and adjust the approach as therapy progresses so it fits changing needs.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make arranging appointments easier and fit therapy into a busy week. It can reduce travel, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make it simpler to schedule around work or family commitments. Appropriately qualified therapists can adapt the approaches above to remote sessions, helping people practise skills and review progress even when they cannot attend in person.