About Denise
Denise Gallo is an AASW clinician with 34 years of professional experience in Australia. She has worked in statutory child protection and across community settings. Her practice focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and coping with life changes.
Denise speaks English, Italian, French and Spanish. She is a mother of six and brings long-term practice experience to conversations about difficult choices and painful memories. Her background includes work with abandonment, attachment issues and adoption and foster care contexts.
In sessions she uses practical, conversational methods rather than technical labels. Denise draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness to help people notice what matters to them and find workable next steps. She also uses narrative and client-centred approaches to clarify stories that keep someone stuck.
People contact her about compassion fatigue, caregiver stress and challenges like divorce, separation and blended family issues. She also supports work on body image, codependency and commitment concerns, and on coping after natural or human-caused disasters.
Denise aims to adapt the pace and focus of sessions to each person. She describes a collaborative process that starts with listening, then identifying small changes to try. Practical coping skills and clearer personal narratives are common early goals in her work.
If you are considering therapy, she asks people to begin by using the site matching process and scheduling an initial session so you can discuss what matters most.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Denise uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice what matters to them and take small, values-aligned steps. ACT focuses on actions you can try even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at how early relationships shape current patterns and to practise different ways of relating in everyday life. Client-Centred Therapy provides a conversational framework where the person leads the topics and the therapist reflects what is important to them.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Denise will discuss your goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. She checks in as therapy progresses and adapts methods if something is not fitting your needs.
The practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. Please confirm the current session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific formats. Many people find online sessions helpful for shorter check-ins, regular weekly work, or connecting when in different parts of the country, and Denise will help match session length and frequency to your everyday commitments.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
34+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English, Spanish, French, Italian
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and coping with life changes, among other related issues.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses narrative and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques to help people reframe stories and focus on values-based actions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 34 years of professional experience, including work in statutory child protection and community settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is credentialed with the AASW and is based in Australia.
Which languages can sessions be held in?
Sessions can be held in English, Spanish, French or Italian.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently working with international clients.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Fees vary with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to begin?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.