- Talks through guilt and shame
- Works with depression
- Speaks English and Spanish
About Monica
Monica Winter is a Florida Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with five years of experience. She works with people who are coping with relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, depression, and compassion fatigue. Monica also supports clients processing guilt and shame and other related concerns.
She focuses on practical conversation. Sessions are a place to talk through what happened, what still hurts, and what feels stuck. Monica aims to help people name exact feelings and notice how those feelings affect daily life.
Her approach centers on clear, direct support rather than jargon. She encourages straightforward goals and small, manageable steps between sessions. Monica uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma, mood, and relationship patterns.
She has experience with a broad range of issues that can feed guilt and shame, including sexual assault and abuse, isolation and loneliness, body image, and forgiveness. Monica also works with people affected by panic and post-traumatic stress, seasonal mood changes, and communication difficulties.
Monica offers services in English and Spanish. She practices in Florida as an LCSW and brings five years of clinical work to each case. To begin, people are invited to use the site’s matching and scheduling flow to set up a first appointment.
How her approaches translate to online work
Monica uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. One common approach is trauma-focused work that helps people process memories and reduce the intensity of painful reactions. This method is often used for post-traumatic stress and consequences of abuse, and it involves revisiting and making sense of difficult events in a contained way. Another typical technique she uses addresses mood and anxiety by helping people identify unhelpful thoughts and test them against real-life experiences. This practical work helps with depression, panic, and patterns that reinforce shame or self-blame. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She discusses goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up, and then they try methods that fit the person’s needs. That collaborative process includes regular check-ins about what is helpful and what to adjust. Confirm which session formats are offered before booking, since formats were not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into daily life - for example it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins on a busy day, or let someone join from a location that suits their schedule. Licensed professionals can adapt techniques so the work stays focused and practical even when sessions are remote.Areas of expertise
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship issues, family conflict, trauma and abuse, depression, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people struggling with guilt and shame and related issues such as body image and isolation.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She focuses on clear conversation to name specific feelings and look at how they affect daily life. The work aims to create small, practical steps for change rather than abstract theory.
What is her background and experience?
She has five years of professional clinical experience and holds the LCSW credential. Her work has involved trauma, mood disorders, and relationship concerns.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is a Florida LCSW and provides services linked to that licensure in Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can international clients book sessions?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the matching and scheduling process.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site flow.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.