Monica Englander

Monica Englander is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 23 years of experience helping people sort through stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, and life changes. She focuses on rebuilding self-esteem so clients can feel more confident and make choices they trust. Monica speaks plainly and listens closely to what matters most to each person.

Her approach is interactive and inquisitive. She asks direct questions to uncover what makes life feel unsafe or unmanageable. Many clients bring past hurts that keep showing up in current relationships and work. Monica aims to help people recognize those wounds and heal the parts of themselves that get reactivated by everyday setbacks.

Monica has worked with people from varied backgrounds and careers, including those in caregiving roles and helping professions. She is familiar with workplace-related concerns and has experience with corporate and employee assistance program counseling. She also supervises interns who are working toward licensure.

She uses practical methods to help clients feel better in day-to-day life. Monica values each person’s culture, identity, and beliefs and treats them with dignity. Her tone is warm and straightforward, and she often partners with clients to set clear, achievable goals.

People who meet with Monica can expect a communicative therapist who checks in about how sessions are going. She encourages clients to say what they need and what they want from therapy. If you want help with divorce and separation decisions, codependency, parenting strain, or restoring a sense of purpose, she can work with you on those concerns.

How Monica’s approaches translate to online work

Monica uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Narrative Therapy to help people change how they think about problems and rewrite unhelpful stories about themselves. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or depression. Narrative Therapy helps separate a person from a problem, so they can see their values and strengths more clearly and reshape their life story.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Monica will collaborate with you to decide which methods fit your needs, goals, and preferences. She asks about what you want to change and adjusts the plan as you make progress so therapy stays practical and goal-focused.

Confirm the session formats before booking because this profile does not list specific options. Online work can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit into a busy week. It also supports shorter check-ins when time is limited, lets you avoid travel time, and can make follow-up between sessions simpler. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework for remote sessions so you keep building skills between meetings.