Monica DuShane, LCSW, LISW

Monica DuShane is a licensed social worker with nine years of clinical experience supporting people through big life changes. She holds LCSW and LISW credentials and offers calm, practical help for stress, anxiety, grief, and career-related concerns. Her work centers on meeting each person where they are and building from there. Monica helps people strengthen self-worth and improve communication. She guides them through social anxiety, relationship and intimacy questions, and the hard emotions tied to loss. Clients also come for help managing bipolar symptoms, depression, sleep problems, and anger in everyday life. Her practice addresses health-related and caregiving challenges as well. That includes chronic illness, cancer, caregiver stress, and end-of-life or hospice concerns. Monica also supports people navigating aging and geriatric issues and the practical strains that can bring. In sessions she mixes straightforward talk with evidence-based tools. She draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, dialectical behavior strategies, and psychodynamic ideas. The goal is practical change - better coping skills, clearer choices, and less overwhelm. Monica frames therapy as a collaborative process. She works with each person to set goals, try small experiments, and build resilience. Her focus is on steady progress and usable strategies that fit daily life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and building a trusting relationship. In practice this means the therapist follows the client's lead, asks open questions, and helps clarify goals and values to guide the work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and many everyday worries because it offers concrete tools and short experiments to try between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for managing strong emotions and improving how people relate to others. It teaches breathing and grounding techniques, emotion regulation, and ways to handle conflicts without escalation. Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Monica will work collaboratively to pick techniques that match a person's goals and preferences, and she adjusts methods as progress is made. If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not detailed here. Many people find online work easier to fit into their day, which helps maintain consistency. Online sessions can also make it simpler to have shorter check-ins, avoid travel time, or choose a format that fits energy and technology needs. Licensed professionals can support practical problem solving, grief work, caregiver stress, and aging-related concerns through these therapeutic approaches.