Monica DuShane

Monica DuShane is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing major life changes and intense emotions. She brings nine years of experience to sessions and focuses on grief, stress, anxiety, career challenges, and the strain that comes with caregiving and chronic illness.

Her style is warm and person-focused. She listens first, then helps people set small, practical goals. Conversations cover everyday problems like sleep, relationships, parenting, and work stress as well as deeper concerns such as guilt, shame, and trauma.

Monica uses straightforward methods to reduce distress. She draws on client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, and psychodynamic thinking to help people understand patterns and try new ways of coping. Sessions often involve practicing skills, noticing thoughts, and testing small changes between meetings.

She also supports people dealing with aging, cancer, and end-of-life issues, paying attention to the emotional and practical strains that come with those experiences. Monica helps caregivers who feel burned out and people adjusting to loss or serious illness.

People describe her approach as steady and respectful. She works with clients to build resilience and clearer communication. Her aim is to help people return to their daily lives with more tools and a firmer sense of direction.

How Monica’s approaches fit into online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead and helps people name their goals, which can be useful for grief, caregiving stress, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence feelings. It uses practical exercises and small experiments to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and change unhelpful patterns.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving tolerance for distress. It can help people cope with overwhelming feelings and maintain relationships during hard times.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Monica will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques match their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying one strategy for a few weeks and then adjusting based on how it feels.

If you are interested in online sessions, confirm the specific session formats and scheduling options before booking since formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people join from quieter or more convenient locations.