Therapist in Lakewood, Washington Denise Gallegos, Therapist

Denise Gallegos helps adults across Washington navigate life’s most difficult motional and physical challenges with clarity, compassion, and evidence-based care. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at LifeStance Health, she provides individual therapy for adults and seniors, supporting those experiencing trauma, anxiety, and depression, while helping clients regain stability and move toward meaningful, lasting change. Denise’s clinical focus includes trauma, chronic pain and illness, and emotional impact of transitions. She is experienced in working with

individuals, and their caregivers, adjusting to later life changes, managing medical or health-related stressors, and coping with sleep disorders such as insomnia. Denise is a certified Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapist and integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Somatic therapies along with mindfulness techniques, in her approach. She has experience supporting first responders and military/veterans, as well as survivors of sexual assault, and domestic violence. With over a decade of clinical experience, Denise brings a thoughtful, grounded presence to therapy focused on partnership with clients during the healing journey. Outside of her clinical work, Denise enjoys reading, gardening, and being in nature, which helps her stay balanced and connected to the present moment.