About Monica
Monica Gutierrez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on helping young adults and teens manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. She uses a client-centered style to build trust quickly and tailor sessions to each person. Monica speaks English and Spanish and practices in Arizona.
Monica earned a Master of Social Work from Arizona State University and has seven years of clinical experience. She has worked in outpatient and inpatient settings and currently supports people through a Virtual Intensive Outpatient Program team.
Background and approach
That range of experience informs how she matches approaches to real-life situations. Her work emphasizes strengths and practical skills. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools are used for emotion regulation and stress management when needed. Monica also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people move toward goals when they feel stuck. She values the therapeutic relationship and spends time understanding each person's background and goals before planning next steps.
Outside of sessions she enjoys crafting, long walks with her dog, and time with family and friends. Those personal interests shape a warm, down-to-earth style that many people find easy to talk with about hard problems.
Using CBT and DBT Skills in Online Therapy
Monica uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety or low mood. CBT sessions typically include simple exercises and homework to practice outside of sessions, which can help with panic, mood shifts, and body image concerns.She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed. DBT offers concrete skills for managing intense feelings, calming down during panic, and improving communication in relationships.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Monica will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals and daily life. She adjusts techniques over time based on what helps and what does not.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls are useful for full sessions and visual connection, phone sessions work well for lower bandwidth or when being on camera is difficult, and live chat or text-based messaging can serve as brief check-ins or to track progress between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep working on skills consistently.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Body image
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Arizona, Virginia, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Utah, Kansas, Montana, Maryland, Oregon, District of Columbia
- Languages
- English, Spanish