About Monica
Monica DuShane is a licensed clinical social worker who brings nine years of experience to her Ohio practice. She is credentialed as an LCSW and an LISW and works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life transitions. Monica focuses on practical steps people can use right away to feel steadier and more in control.
Her style is warm and direct. She listens closely and helps people name what matters most to them.
How Monica works
Sessions often include goal-setting, skills practice, and chance to reflect on how past experiences affect present life. Monica uses approaches like client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness to help people change unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy and psychodynamic ideas when those fit a person’s situation.
Treatment plans are shaped around each person’s needs and pace. She helps with a wide range of concerns including career stress, compassion fatigue, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, bipolar disorder, ADHD, chronic illness and end-of-life concerns. Monica also supports people dealing with trauma, family of origin issues, and caregiver stress.
Monica offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, and text messaging to suit different schedules. People start by using the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling sessions based on the therapist’s availability.
Monica lists 8 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, LISW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Monica commonly uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and building a trusting relationship so a person can explore what matters to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them.She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy when people need help with intense emotions and coping skills. DBT emphasizes learning concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication, which can be useful for anger, relationship strain, and overwhelming stress.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Monica will talk with each person about their goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan together based on what helps most. Clients often try skills in between sessions and bring back what worked and what did not.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls let people work face-to-face from different locations, phone sessions require less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins or ongoing coaching. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical schedules while still using evidence-informed approaches.
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