About Monique
Monique Franklin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people navigate difficult emotions and relationship struggles. She uses plain, practical talk and clear strategies to support people facing anxiety, depression, grief, and the fallout from trauma. She draws on 11 years of practice to help people identify patterns that keep them stuck.
Sessions focus on skills that can be used between meetings. The goal is usually clearer communication, steadier mood, and better coping skills for life changes.
Background and approach
Monique blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Solution-Focused Therapy to make sessions action-oriented. That means noticing unhelpful thoughts, testing small changes, and building on what works. She works at a steady pace and adapts tools to each persons needs.
She also addresses family-related stress, caregiver strain, and issues like guilt, shame, and self-love. Conversations often include improving communication and setting healthier boundaries. Monique centers cultural awareness in her work and aims to respect each persons background.
People who choose her can expect collaborative planning and simple, doable steps between sessions. She practices in Indiana and communicates in English. Monique holds the LCSW credential and brings a practical mindset to help people move forward.
Approach-driven online therapy for practical change
Monique uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to guide online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and mood swings. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on practical goals and small, immediate steps to improve daily functioning and relationships.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. Together you decide which tools to keep using and which to adjust as you progress.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well for lower bandwidth or when not using a camera. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins and step-by-step coaching easier between longer sessions. These options aim to make therapy flexible, easier to attend, and better able to fit into a busy life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, Indiana, Arizona, New Jersey
- Languages
- English