- Bilingual English Spanish
- Trauma informed methods
- Works with guilt and shame
About Monica
Monica Burgos is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in the District of Columbia with 24 years of experience. She provides therapy in English and Spanish and works with concerns such as relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, self-esteem, depression, career stress, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.
She pays attention to how culture shapes feelings and behavior. Monica adjusts her work to respect each person's background and experiences. She uses an eclectic, trauma-informed approach and draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address problems that arise from past hurt or current pressures.
Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps. Monica helps people name patterns, improve communication, and manage mood and anxiety. She also addresses issues like abandonment, attachment struggles, body image worries, codependency, and family of origin problems.
People who have navigated divorce, blended family challenges, caregiving stress, or recovery after a disaster may find the sessions oriented toward rebuilding routines and relationships. Monica offers help with forgiveness, guilt and shame without rushing those processes. She also supports those coping with emptiness and control issues.
Monica brings experience with children, adolescents, and adults, and she aims to provide culturally responsive care in both Spanish and English. To begin, clients follow the site's intake steps to match and schedule a first session.
How Monica uses evidence-based approaches in online work
Monica uses trauma-informed, evidence-based techniques to help people process difficult memories and current symptoms. Trauma-informed methods focus on recognizing how past harm affects thoughts, feelings, and relationships, and they aim to build manageable coping skills and emotional regulation.She also draws on approaches that target relationship patterns and communication. These methods look at how attachment and interaction habits shape intimacy and conflict, and they help people practice different ways of speaking and connecting with others.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. Monica will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences, and she will adjust the plan as those needs change.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, shorten travel time, or allow for a faster check-in on difficult days. Many clients value keeping appointments while juggling work, caregiving, or other responsibilities, and licensed professionals can suggest how to structure sessions to match daily life.
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Experience
24+ years
Listed in
District of Columbia
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, self-esteem, depression, career stress, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Additional focuses include abandonment, attachment issues, body image, codependency, family problems, and guilt and shame.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is eclectic and trauma-informed, drawing on evidence-based techniques. She adapts methods to each person and focuses on practical steps and communication skills.
What is her background and experience?
She has 24 years of clinical experience and has worked with children, adolescents, and adults on anxiety, depression, adjustment, grief, and trauma-related issues.
What credentials does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in the District of Columbia.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.