About Ben Milano, LCSW

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and psychotherapist with four years of experience helping clients work through anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, PTSD, and complex trauma. I earned a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from Florida State University and a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of North Florida.

My trauma-informed training includes Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART).

What is my approach to therapy?

I am both a person-centered and experiential therapist. Person-centered means I believe you are the expert on your own experience. My job is not to hand you the perfect answer or another worksheet. It is to create a safe, warm, and authentic relationship where we can explore your life—including the messy emotions—together.

Experiential therapy means talking about a problem is only half the work. We slow down and work with what you are feeling in the present moment, helping you move toward a corrective emotional experience rather than only understanding the problem intellectually.

Why did I become a therapist?

My journey to becoming a therapist was kind of a weird one. I have worked in university research labs, corporate digital marketing, special education, and tech. Across those seemingly random careers, the through-line was an intense curiosity about human suffering and human flourishing.

Through a lot of experimentation, I found that I bring together academic rigor and relational warmth. If we are all somewhere on a spectrum from cold-hard-scientist to new-age-hippy, I fall somewhere in the middle—and that balance tends to feel relatable and authentic to my clients.