- Stress and anxiety
- Life purpose work
- Career and transitions
About Monica
Monica Connell is a licensed clinical social worker with four years of experience. She holds LCSW, CSW, and LICSW credentials and practices in Colorado. She works with adults who are feeling stuck, stressed, anxious, depressed, or burned out. Life purpose is one of the areas she focuses on alongside career questions and coping with major life changes.
Monica listens first to understand what has been most disrupting. She reflects back what she hears and helps people name patterns tied to past wounds or trauma. Together she and the client clarify short-term priorities and longer-term goals. Sessions move from understanding toward practical steps to regain a sense of control.
Her approach blends careful listening with collaborative planning. Monica helps people explore relationship and intimacy concerns, deal with anger or impulsivity, and manage workplace stress. She also supports those facing caregiver strain, aging issues, or midlife shifts that prompt questions about purpose.
She describes trauma repair as a process rather than a single event. When appropriate she looks at attachment, abandonment, shame, and isolation as influences on current behavior. The work can include developing clearer communication, addressing codependency, and building coping strategies for anxiety or compassion fatigue.
Monica offers day and evening hours. People who want to begin are asked to use the site's matching steps to schedule an initial session. That first meeting focuses on clarifying goals and finding a practical plan to move forward.
Clinical approaches and how online sessions work
Monica uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding patterns tied to past experiences and practical steps for change. One common method is trauma-focused work that examines how past wounds influence current reactions; this helps with anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and feeling stuck in old patterns. Another frequent emphasis is on attachment-related exploration, which looks at how early relationships shape intimacy, abandonment fears, and communication problems.Choosing the right method is part of the process. Monica works collaboratively with each person to identify approaches that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Early sessions are used to assess what feels most useful and to adjust methods as work progresses.
The biography does not specify which online session formats are used. Please confirm the available formats before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time so appointments are simpler to keep. Therapists and licensed professionals can also adapt exercises and planning work for remote sessions, so practical steps discussed in a meeting can be used between appointments.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Colorado, Rhode Island
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and coping with life changes, plus relationship and intimacy-related issues and life purpose questions.
How does she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
Her style starts with listening and reflecting back what she hears, then looks for root causes and patterns. She and the client collaborate to set goals and make a practical plan.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience as a licensed social worker in clinical practice.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds LCSW, CSW, and LICSW credentials and practices in Colorado.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.