- Stress and anxiety
- Acceptance and values
- Mindfulness practice
About Denise
Denise Gallo is an AASW social worker with 34 years of professional experience in Australia. She works with people who struggle with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue. She speaks English, Spanish, French and Italian.
Denise adapts conversations to each person. She uses straightforward talk and listening to understand what is happening now. Sessions focus on practical steps a person can try between meetings. The therapist draws on approaches that support acceptance, personal values, and noticing thoughts and feelings.
Her background includes long work in statutory child protection and many years supporting adults with relationship and family origin issues. Denise has experience helping people deal with abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, caregiver stress, body image and commitment issues. She also works with people affected by domestic violence, divorce and separation, and the effects of natural or human-caused disasters.
Denise blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based ideas and narrative and mindfulness techniques in simple ways. She helps people name difficult feelings, spot unhelpful behaviour patterns and try small, doable changes. Sessions often include gentle mindfulness practice and short exercises to test new ways of responding.
Her approach is direct and respectful. Denise draws on life experience as a parent and international worker to inform practical support. People who value clear suggestions and steady conversation tend to find this style useful.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Denise commonly works with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed methods. ACT focuses on clarifying values and taking small, value-driven actions even when anxiety is present. It helps with worry, avoidance and making practical life changes. Attachment-based ideas look at how early relationship patterns affect current reactions and connections, which can help with trust issues, abandonment concerns and relationship stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Denise will talk with the client about goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. That collaborative decision means the plan can change as the person learns what helps and what does not.
Confirm the available online session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes it possible to continue sessions while managing work or caregiving commitments. The focus remains on practical exercises, mindfulness practice and vivid conversation that can be done in a virtual session.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
34+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English, Spanish, French, Italian
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue, along with related family origin and relationship issues.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses clear conversation, practical exercises and reflective techniques drawn from ACT, attachment ideas and mindfulness to help people notice patterns and try small changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has 34 years of professional experience working in Australia, including long service in statutory child protection roles.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with the AASW and works from Australia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions can be offered in English, Spanish, French and Italian.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Session cost varies by location and payments use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.