- Bilingual English Spanish
- Trauma informed
- Focus on relationships
About Monica
Monica Burgos is a clinical social worker with 24 years of experience. She is a DC LICSW - a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - who offers therapy in both English and Spanish. Monica pays attention to how culture shapes feelings and relationships, and she centers that in her work.
She aims to make sessions calm and nonjudgmental. Monica describes her style as compassionate and supportive. She adapts her approach to each person’s background and needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.
Her work often focuses on anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and adjustment challenges. She also helps people dealing with relationship strains, intimacy issues, self-esteem concerns, career stress, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas she addresses include attachment and abandonment worries, body image, codependency, and communication problems.
Monica uses an eclectic, holistic, trauma-informed way of working. That means she draws on different evidence-based techniques and pays attention to how past harms affect current life. Sessions tend to be practical and aimed at real-life problems, such as coping with loss or managing intense emotions.
Because she speaks Spanish and English, Monica supports clients who prefer either language and who want culturally responsive care. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule based on the therapist’s availability.
How Monica’s Approaches Work Online
Monica describes her work as eclectic and trauma-informed, which means she draws on different evidence-based techniques and keeps trauma effects in view. An evidence-based trauma-informed approach focuses on understanding how past harm affects feelings and behavior now, and on building skills to feel safer and more regulated. This approach can help with grief, recovery from abuse, and long-standing anxiety.She also uses holistic, practical methods that combine skill-building and emotional processing. That can include learning ways to manage intense emotions, improving communication, and developing routines that reduce overwhelm. These techniques often help with depression, adjustment problems, and compassion fatigue.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Monica works with each person to identify goals and preferences, then adjusts methods as therapy progresses. She checks in about what helps and what feels hard so the plan is shaped by the client’s needs.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. Talk with the therapist during the matching and scheduling steps to clarify which session formats are offered and which will fit your routine.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps people with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and adjustment challenges, plus relationship and intimacy-related issues.
What is her style in sessions?
Monica aims for a compassionate, nonjudgmental space and tailors her approach to each person's needs using practical techniques.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 24 years of clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and adults.
What credentials and region apply?
She holds a DC LICSW and practices in the District of Columbia.
Can I work with her in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Are international clients supported?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.