About Monica
Monica Davis is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) practicing in Ohio with six years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical, person-centered care for common struggles like anxiety, depression, stress, grief, relationship concerns, and ADHD. Monica emphasizes respectful, identity-affirming work that honors each person's background and values.
Her style blends several approaches so sessions feel tailored and straightforward. She uses mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and acceptance-based strategies to help people manage symptoms and build daily skills.
Background and approach
Monica also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns and how they affect current life and connections. Monica has worked in community health centers and urban schools, giving her experience with a wide range of life situations. That background informs how she helps people cope with trauma, loss, and life transitions.
She pays attention to cultural context and the extra challenges that come with bias and discrimination. In session she aims to build trust, set clear goals, and use activities that fit each person’s needs. Expect a mix of talking, grounding exercises, and practical steps to practice between meetings.
Monica frames therapy as a collaborative process where the client’s values guide the work. She welcomes conversations about identity, intimacy, parenting concerns, and career or life-purpose questions. Her approach supports people learning new habits, managing strong emotions, and regaining a sense of direction after difficult events.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then take concrete actions that reflect their values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and finding clearer direction. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and trust, and it supports people who want to change how they relate to others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns with practical exercises and homework to reduce symptoms and build new skills.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Monica will talk with each person about goals, daily struggles, and what feels most useful. Together they’ll pick or combine methods that match needs and preferences, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online formats offer real flexibility for the kinds of work Monica does. Video calls allow for extended conversations and guided practices, phone sessions suit people who prefer no video and may use less bandwidth, live chat can be useful for quick check-ins or emotional support between sessions, and text-based messaging works for short updates or ongoing skill reinforcement. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while still using ACT, attachment work, or CBT techniques effectively.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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