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Online therapist

Marimar Rosa Monge

Practical support for family and life transitions

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
10 years
Licensed in
California
Languages
English, Spanish
Format
Online sessions

About Marimar

Marimar Rosa Monge is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and family conflicts. She practices in California and provides care in both English and Spanish. Her work focuses on practical steps clients can take to feel steadier and more connected in daily life.

Marimar creates a calm space where people can talk through hard feelings and identify small changes that make a difference.

Background and approach

She listens for patterns that keep problems going and helps clients try new ways of handling them. Sessions balance straightforward skills with attention to personal values and strengths. Her approach draws on evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and mindfulness techniques.

Those tools are used to address issues like anger, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing family problems, communication difficulties, and challenges tied to chronic illness or aging. Marimar uses motivational interviewing and narrative work to help clients clarify goals and reshape unhelpful stories about themselves.

She pays attention to experiences of abandonment, guilt, shame, isolation, and post-traumatic stress when those come up. The emphasis is on collaborative problem solving rather than one-size-fits-all advice. Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

Sessions are offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Marimar commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness therapy in sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness therapy emphasizes present-moment awareness and simple exercises to reduce reactivity and increase calm.

She approaches treatment as a collaboration. Together with clients she reviews goals, tries approaches that fit the person, and adjusts methods based on what helps most. That way the plan reflects a client's needs, values, and daily life rather than a fixed protocol.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules. These options allow regular check-ins, skills practice between sessions, and flexible ways to communicate when in-person visits aren’t practical. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver focused, skill-based work and conversational support that adapts to each client's routine.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Marimar help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, anger, and family problems, plus related areas like chronic illness, postpartum depression, and isolation.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are practical and collaborative, combining skill teaching with reflective conversation to help people try new ways of coping.
What experience does she bring?
She has ten years of clinical experience supporting people through life changes, family conflict, and mood concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, CA LCSW 103294, and practices in California.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; costs vary with location and therapist availability.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
10 years
Licensed
California
Languages
English, Spanish

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