Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Monica works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW, LICSW
- Licensed in
- Colorado, Rhode Island
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Monica
Monica Connell is a licensed clinical social worker in Colorado who helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, and life transitions. She writes in a straightforward way and focuses on helping clients regain a sense of control and forward momentum. Monica responds with careful listening and practical steps so people feel understood and can move toward change.
Monica takes time to hear each person’s story and reflect back what she hears.
Background and approach
She looks for the root causes of recurring patterns and works with clients to set clear, achievable goals. Sessions involve collaborative planning and skill-building rather than only talk. Over time clients practice new responses to stress, relationship struggles, and intense emotions.
Her background includes four years working as a clinical social worker. Monica holds LCSW, CSW, and LICSW credentials and she practices from Colorado. She brings experience supporting concerns like trauma and abuse, depression, and compassion fatigue, along with career and workplace stress.
Monica also helps people dealing with ADHD, intimacy-related worries, self-esteem problems, and the strain of caregiving. She pays attention to patterns such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, codependency, and impulsivity. The work moves at a pace each person finds manageable.
Sessions are offered in formats that fit modern life, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. If you want a therapist who listens, outlines a plan, and helps you practice new ways of coping, Monica may be a fit.
What Monica works with
Everything Monica lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Monica's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Monica uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding how past experiences shape current reactions. One common approach she uses involves exploring patterns of attachment and abandonment to help people see why they react strongly in relationships and learn different ways to connect. This can be useful for intimacy-related worries and persistent relationship conflict.Another key approach centers on skills for managing intense emotions like anger and anxiety. In sessions she helps clients identify triggers, practice breathing and grounding strategies, and develop step-by-step plans to respond differently when stress rises. These tools are aimed at improving day-to-day coping and reducing impulsive reactions.
Finding the right methods is a collaborative process. Monica works with each person to match techniques to their goals and comfort level, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. She guides people through trying approaches and deciding what feels most helpful.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls let the work feel closer to an in-person session, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging allow for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other commitments while still getting consistent help.
Questions people ask about Monica
What concerns does Monica address in sessions?
She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and career or workplace strain.
What is her general approach to therapy?
She listens closely, reflects clients' experience, and collaborates to define goals. Sessions emphasize understanding root causes and practicing new skills to manage emotions and behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of experience as a clinical social worker supporting people with a range of concerns including trauma, compassion fatigue, and life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed for Monica?
She holds LCSW, CSW, and LICSW credentials and practices in Colorado.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work 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?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.