About Monica
Dr. Monica Dremann helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She also supports those coping with trauma, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, and issues related to identity and self-esteem.
Dr. Dremann is a California psychologist with ten years of clinical experience who uses practical methods to address day-to-day problems. Her style is interactive and conversational.
Sessions focus on what the person brings in that week, then on small, manageable steps to feel better.
How Monica works
She draws from several approaches and mixes them to fit each person’s needs rather than following a single technique rigidly. In practice she often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also brings in mindfulness skills to help with stress and grounding.
When helpful, she explores deeper patterns from a psychodynamic perspective to understand recurring relationship and self-image issues. She works with adults facing life transitions, caregiving stress, midlife concerns, and those navigating addiction or recovery. Additional focus areas include aging and geriatric issues, blended family concerns, first responder issues, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and mood disorders.
Dr. Dremann holds the credential CA Psychologist PSY27325. She conducts sessions in English and practices in California.
Her approach aims to be direct, respectful, and tailored so people can take realistic steps toward change.
Monica lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
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.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | CA Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and pace. The therapist listens closely and follows what matters most to the client, helping people build confidence and make choices that fit their life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT teaches concrete skills to notice and change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday struggles because sessions often include short exercises and practice between meetings.
Mindfulness Therapy adds attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotion regulation. These techniques are practical and can be used during stressful moments or as daily routines to feel steadier.
Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust over time based on what helps most. This collaborative process makes it easier to try different tools until the best fit emerges.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video works well when face-to-face interaction is helpful, while phone calls use less bandwidth and feel simpler for some people. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in quickly, do shorter sessions, or continue work between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different life situations.
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