At a glance
- Credentials
- LISW
- License
- LISW, Ohio / I.2103264
- NPI
- 1508350836
- Experience
- 6 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Ohio
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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- Motivational approach
- Trauma-aware care
- Values-focused work
About Monica
Monica Davis is a Licensed Independent Social Worker who focuses on motivational, strengths-based work to help people move forward. She centers conversations on what matters most to each person and helps set goals that feel doable. Monica uses practical tools to manage anxiety, stress, and life transitions.
Monica draws on six years of experience in community health and urban school settings in Ohio. She offers identity-affirming care and pays attention to how culture and social context shape someone’s challenges. Her work often addresses depression, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, grief, parenting stress, and concerns around sexuality and LGBT issues.
Her approach blends Motivational Interviewing with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed methods. Sessions include mindfulness exercises, reflective conversation, and skill-building tasks people can try between meetings. Monica also uses cognitive behavioral ideas and client-centered listening to tailor sessions to each person’s needs.
Clients commonly bring concerns like ADHD, anger, self-esteem struggles, career doubts, or social anxiety. Monica also supports people facing family of origin issues, body image or dissociation, and the effects of prejudice or discrimination. She aims to help people develop clearer values and steady coping strategies.
In sessions, Monica emphasizes collaboration and respect. She focuses on small, practical steps that fit into everyday life. The goal is steady progress toward goals that feel meaningful to each person.
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How Monica’s approaches fit with online therapy
Monica often blends Motivational Interviewing and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with attachment-informed work. Motivational Interviewing focuses on finding a person’s own reasons for change and building motivation step by step. It can help when someone feels stuck or uncertain about their next move. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, invites people to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, while clarifying personal values to guide action. This is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotion regulation, which can help with intimacy-related issues and relationship stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Monica works together with each person to see which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process includes trying tools in sessions and deciding whether to keep or adjust them over time.
The practical benefits of online therapy often include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy week. If you want to arrange sessions, confirm the exact session formats offered before booking since formats were not listed in the biography. Online work can make it simpler to continue steady therapeutic work during life changes and can support using mindfulness exercises and homework between meetings. -
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesAdditional focus areas
Attachment issuesBody imageDissociationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMulticultural concernsPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issuesTherapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsExperience
6+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Monica address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting and family problems, grief, ADHD, LGBT issues, and related topics.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and client-centered, often using Motivational Interviewing and acceptance-based methods to set meaningful goals and build practical skills.
What kind of experience does she have?
Monica has six years of experience working in community health centers and urban school settings in Ohio.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds an Ohio Licensed Independent Social Worker credential, listed as LISW, and practices in Ohio.
Are sessions available in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The biography does not specify session formats here, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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