About Monica
Monica Burgos is a clinical social worker with 24 years of experience. She is a bilingual clinician who offers therapy in English and Spanish and practices in the District of Columbia. Monica focuses on helping people navigate relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, and low self-esteem.
She approaches therapy with compassion and respect. Monica aims to build an atmosphere that feels welcoming and nonjudgmental. She adapts her work to each person's background and cultural influences.
How Monica works
Monica uses a trauma-aware, eclectic method that blends practical strategies with attention to personal history. Sessions often include talking through painful memories, learning ways to calm strong emotions, and practicing clearer communication. She helps clients recognize patterns that contribute to guilt, shame, or difficulty trusting others.
Her practice covers many related areas including abandonment, attachment issues, blended family challenges, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, and communication problems. Monica also supports people dealing with career strain, grief, divorce, and coping after disasters. Therapy is offered in either English or Spanish, and Monica works with people who want help with anger, emptiness, forgiveness, and building healthier boundaries.
She aims to guide clients toward more manageable days and improved self-understanding.
What Monica works with
The areas below are the ones Monica selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | District of Columbia |
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Online support options
Approaches for trauma and relationship healing
Monica uses evidence-based techniques that focus on helping people process difficult experiences and improve relationships. One approach emphasizes trauma-aware care that helps people name painful memories, learn grounding skills, and reduce intense emotional reactions. This method is useful after abuse, loss, or other traumatic events.She also draws on relationship-focused work that examines attachment patterns and communication habits. This helps people understand why they repeat certain behaviors, practice clearer boundaries, and build more satisfying connections in their lives.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Monica collaborates with each person to match techniques to their goals, culture, and personal preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan as needed so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful when visual cues help progress, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or for a quicker check-in, and messaging suits shorter updates or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep continuity between appointments.
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