Monique La Ruth Hart, LCSW
Compassionate LCSW helping people manage strong emotions
Book with MoniqueWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Monique works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Delaware, Florida, Virginia
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Monique
Monique La Ruth Hart is a licensed clinical social worker with 17 years of experience. She practices in Florida and helps people facing depression, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and anger. Her work focuses on practical steps people can take to feel steadier day to day.
She uses a gentle, client-centered style that starts with listening. Sessions aim to identify what feels most urgent and then build small, measurable changes. Monique mixes straightforward skills with guided reflection to help people notice patterns and try new behaviors.
Background and approach
Monique draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to challenge unhelpful thoughts and DBT skills to manage strong emotions and impulsivity. Mindfulness techniques are woven in to improve present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Together these tools help with stress, relationship communication problems, and struggles with control or abandonment wounds.
Many clients come with complex life stressors such as caregiver strain, cancer-related challenges, first responder pressures, or veteran and armed forces issues. She also supports those coping with isolation, guilt, shame, jealousy, and questions of life purpose. Work in sessions aims to make daily life more manageable and meaningful.
Monique describes therapy as a collaborative process. She helps people set realistic goals, practice new skills between sessions, and track progress over time. Sessions are offered in English and take place via several online formats for convenience.
What Monique works with
Everything Monique lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Monique's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Monique lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the therapist follows the person's lead and supports their goals. This approach helps people clarify what matters most and decide which changes to try first.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical strategies to test unhelpful beliefs and replace them with behaviors that lead to better outcomes, which can help with anxiety, depression, and anger management.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and reducing impulsive reactions. It includes techniques for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and improving communication in stressful moments.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk about what feels most pressing and try methods that match the client's goals and preferences. Plans can be adjusted over time based on what works best for each person.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and demonstrations, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging lets clients share thoughts between sessions. These options add flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or medical concerns.
Questions people ask about Monique
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, low self-esteem, and depression, plus related issues like abandonment, attachment, caregiver stress, and life purpose.
What is her style in sessions?
Her approach is client-centered and collaborative. She listens first, then works with clients to choose practical skills and small changes to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of professional experience as a licensed clinical social worker working with a wide range of emotional and life concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LCSW credentials in Virginia and Florida and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire.