- Strength-based
- Goal-oriented
- Warm listening
About Monica
Monica Duncan is a licensed social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and career or relationship strain. She works with clients on parenting challenges, intimacy issues, anger, and coping with life changes. Monica brings 24 years of experience to each session and respects the courage it takes to start therapy.
She frames therapy as a joint effort. Sessions focus on practical steps you can use between meetings. Monica listens without judgment and looks for strengths to build on. She uses clear tools to help people manage emotions and solve problems.
Monica blends Client-Centered methods with techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy. That means she pays attention to how you experience things now, helps you test unhelpful thoughts, and sets small goals that move you forward. Emotionally-Focused ideas guide work on connection and intimacy when relationship issues come up.
Expect a straightforward style that balances empathy with action. Monica helps clients tackle issues like blended family challenges, body image, caregiver stress, divorce and separation, and infertility concerns. She also supports people dealing with compassion fatigue and life purpose questions.
Her training is listed as LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker. Monica practices in Michigan and conducts sessions in English. If you want to explore whether her approach fits your needs, the first step is a short intake to match you and schedule a session.
How Monica’s Methods Translate to Online Work
Monica uses Client-Centered Therapy to focus on each person’s experience, offering a listening stance that helps clients feel heard and understood. This approach is useful for concerns like grief, self esteem, and relationship stress where being listened to matters most.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and test unhelpful thoughts and habits. CBT techniques can help with anxiety, depression, anger, and career-related stress by turning insights into practice and small behavior changes.
Finding the right method is part of the process. Monica will work together with clients to pick approaches that match goals, preferences, and the problems they want to solve. That decision is revisited as therapy progresses so the plan can change when needed.
Because session formats were not specified in the biography, confirm current online options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten commute time, and allow check-ins during a workday. It can also let people choose meetings that match their energy level, such as shorter conversations when stress is high or longer sessions when deeper work is needed.
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Experience
24+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Monica address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, career strain, and related issues such as body image and caregiver stress.
What is her general therapy style?
Sessions combine empathic listening with practical steps. Monica focuses on strengths, sets small goals, and uses tools clients can apply between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Monica brings 24 years of clinical experience to her work, drawing on long-term practice with a range of life and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LMSW, which is a Licensed Master Social Worker, and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are supported and can international clients reach her?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats were not specified in the biography.
How are costs 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?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.