About Monica
Monica Sosa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, mood problems, grief, and relationship strain. She focuses on practical ways to cope with life changes and on reducing symptoms that get in the way of daily functioning. Monica speaks English and practices in New Mexico as an LCSW (NM LCSW C-11280).
She uses straightforward, person-centered work to understand what matters most to each person. Monica blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with other approaches to meet individual needs.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to identify patterns, build new skills, and try small changes between meetings. Monica trained in social work after earning a Bachelor’s degree in Family Studies and a Master’s degree in Social Work. Over eight years she has worked with people dealing with trauma, mood disorders, addiction, parenting challenges, and grief.
Her background includes work with adoption and foster care concerns and related family problems. In sessions she may introduce techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help with emotional regulation and EMDR-informed methods when trauma processing is needed. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are used to increase self-awareness and sustain changes that matter to the client.
Monica aims for a warm, respectful tone in the therapy room. She focuses on realistic steps and helpful tools rather than lengthy theory. Parents can expect practical strategies for positive parenting and attachment-informed interaction with their children.
How Monica’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a collaborative relationship so the person feels heard and guided toward goals. This approach helps people gain clarity about what they want to change and sets the pace for treatment.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Online CBT sessions often include practical exercises, thought records, and homework to try between meetings to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful behaviors.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. In an online format DBT can include skills training, coaching-style problem solving, and practice of mindfulness and distress tolerance techniques.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Monica will collaborate with each person to choose and adjust methods based on goals, symptoms, and what feels doable. She checks in about what helps and shifts course when needed.
Online therapy offers flexibility to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction from different locations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a camera isn’t wanted. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins, quick skill practice, or ongoing support between longer sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- New Mexico
- Languages
- English