- Practical coping tools
- Compassionate listening
- Skill-based focus
About Monica
Monica DuShane is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people during major life changes and emotional strain. She holds LCSW and LISW credentials and brings nine years of practice to sessions that focus on practical steps and emotional understanding. Her work often centers on stress, anxiety, grief, career concerns, and coping with life changes.
Monica uses straightforward conversation to help people notice patterns and try new approaches. She emphasizes self-compassion, clearer communication, and small, doable changes that add up. Sessions aim to build resilience and reduce overwhelming thoughts and feelings.
Her practice also addresses relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, sleeping problems, anger, and self-esteem. Monica supports people facing chronic illness, caregiving strain, bereavement, and other long-term stressors. She also works with ADHD, bipolar, and depression-related concerns in ways that fit each person’s needs.
Monica draws from several therapeutic styles, including client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and psychodynamic approaches. She adapts techniques to the person in front of her instead of using a single method for everyone.
People who choose Monica can expect a calm, nonjudgmental space and clear goals for sessions. She focuses on helping clients find meaning, handle difficult emotions like guilt and shame, and develop practical strategies they can use between visits.
How Monica’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s experience and follows their pace. It involves open listening, reflection, and helping people name what matters most to them. This approach can help with stress, grief, and making hard decisions.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches practical steps to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and support mood changes.
Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving emotional regulation. It is useful for strong mood swings, anger, and relationship difficulties.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Monica will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels helpful. Together they decide which methods make sense and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Confirm the available online session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, shorten travel time, and allow for quicker check-ins between appointments. Licensed professionals can use these sessions to practice skills, process recent events, and plan next steps without needing a long commute.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Monica address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, career changes, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, sleeping and parenting problems, anger, self-esteem, bipolar and depression, ADHD, and related areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is compassionate and practical. She combines listening with skill-building and helps clients set clear, attainable goals.
What background and experience does she have?
Monica has nine years of clinical experience supporting people through life transitions, workplace stress, chronic health issues, and bereavement.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCSW and LISW credentials and practices from Ohio.
Which languages are offered and are international clients supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered for your needs.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time based on therapist availability.