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Monica Cruz

Calm support for practical life changes

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
16 years
Licensed in
Louisiana
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Monica

Monica Cruz is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Louisiana. She brings 16 years of experience to her work and focuses on practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, addictions, and related struggles. Monica emphasizes clear listening and steady help when life feels overwhelming.

She aims to work with each person to set realistic steps they can try between sessions. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental.

Background and approach

Monica listens first, then helps craft doable goals. She draws on evidence-based methods but keeps language simple. Sessions center on skills, insight, and pacing that fit each person's situation.

Monica uses approaches such as attachment-based work, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and elements of the Gottman Method. She adapts interventions to the concern at hand, whether that is grief, self-esteem, parenting challenges, or relationship and intimacy issues.

Over her career she has supported people with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, ADHD, eating and sleep problems, anger, career struggles, and coping with life changes. She also addresses topics like body image, codependency, blended family dynamics, and sexual expression in alternative cultures.

Monica offers sessions in English and provides remote formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Her practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and session cost varies by location and therapist availability.

Online approaches that fit your life

Monica uses attachment-based work and cognitive behavioral therapy as part of her online practice. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people build more trust and safety in their connections, which can help with intimacy, abandonment, and communication concerns. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress-related symptoms.

She treats therapy as a collaborative process. Finding the right approach is something she does with each person by talking about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That way the plan can mix skills practice, reflective work, or communication coaching depending on what the client needs.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options offer flexible ways to fit sessions into a busy life, allow more frequent check-ins through messaging, and make it easier to keep progress going between appointments. Licensed professionals use these tools to provide ongoing support that adapts to each person’s schedule and comfort.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, addictions, grief, intimacy and relationship issues, parenting and family topics, ADHD, trauma and many related struggles listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental with a focus on listening first. She helps clients set clear, manageable steps and uses concrete skills alongside exploration.
What is her professional background?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience supporting a wide range of concerns across diverse backgrounds.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She practices in Louisiana and holds the credential LCSW. Her license number is LA LCSW 10398.
Can I work with her in other languages or from another country?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to meet different scheduling and communication needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a session with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
16 years
Licensed
Louisiana
Languages
English

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