About Monica
Monica Burtley-Miller is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on practical, supportive therapy. She makes space for people to talk about stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting worries, and depression in clear, everyday terms. Monica uses straightforward conversation to help clients take small steps toward feeling steadier and more capable.
She draws on approaches such as attachment-based work, client-centered methods, and cognitive behavioral techniques. In sessions she listens for patterns in thoughts and relationships, then helps people try new ways of thinking and acting.
Background and approach
That can mean setting simple goals, testing small changes, or learning new ways to set boundaries. Monica also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies to help people find practical next steps. These approaches are goal-oriented and can be helpful when someone wants concrete tools to manage stress or move through big life changes.
Her style balances compassion with clear direction. With ten years of experience, Monica brings steady clinical experience to each conversation. She is licensed in Illinois as an LCSW, which appears on her professional record.
Sessions are offered in English and are shaped around each person’s needs. People often come for help with caregiver strain, communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, or feelings of isolation. Monica supports clients who want to clarify life purpose, manage mood disorders, or cope with post-traumatic stress and social anxiety.
She encourages realistic steps and ongoing reflection.
How Monica’s Approaches Work Online
Attachment-based work focuses on connection and patterns in close relationships. Online sessions look at how past and present bonds shape feelings and reactions, which can help when parenting stress or relationship wounds cause ongoing anxiety. Client-centered therapy centers the person’s experience and priorities. In remote sessions the therapist listens without judgment and follows the client’s lead to build clarity and self-acceptance. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. In online meetings CBT tools are used to test unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral experiments to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Monica will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences. That might mean starting with listening-focused, client-centered sessions and then adding CBT techniques or solution-focused steps as goals become clearer.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and exercises. Phone sessions work well when video is difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging can support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or crisis coping between longer meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine and to use approaches that match the moment.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English