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Monica Davis

Compassionate, practical support for life challenges

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Credentials
LISW
Experience
6 years
Licensed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Monica

Monica Davis is a licensed independent social worker (LISW) in Ohio who uses practical, relationship-focused therapy. She centers honest conversation and steady support when people are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strains, and relationship concerns. Monica favors clear tools and everyday practices so people can cope better at home, at work, and in close relationships.

She brings six years of experience from community health centers and urban schools in Columbus.

Background and approach

That background shapes how she listens for patterns that link current struggles to past experiences. Monica mixes approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and attachment-based ideas to address how people relate to themselves and others. Sessions often include straightforward skill-building, reflective conversation, and grounding practices.

Monica pays attention to identity and culture and aims to offer identity-affirming care for people holding marginalized identities. She also works with trauma and grief, helping clients reduce symptoms and rebuild routines. Therapy with Monica typically begins by identifying goals together and testing small changes that feel useful.

She uses methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and client-centered work to shape a plan that fits each person. Her style is collaborative and practical, focused on usable strategies rather than jargon. Monica communicates in English and practices statewide in Ohio.

Sessions are available in multiple online formats, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She views the work as a partnership built on respect and gradual progress.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on what matters to you and teaches small, practical skills to act in line with those values even when thoughts or feelings are difficult. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and helps people notice and change interaction patterns that cause pain.

Monica does not expect any single method to solve everything. Finding the right approach is a shared process. She will talk with each person about goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what feels helpful and realistic for daily life.

Online therapy offers flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats let people fit sessions around work, childcare, and travel and allow repeated practice between meetings. The aim is to make therapy easier to attend and to apply skills in real situations while working collaboratively with a licensed professional.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Monica address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, ADHD, grief, and related concerns such as self-esteem and anger.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Monica uses practical approaches and clear skills. Sessions combine conversation, behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and grounding exercises.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has six years of experience working in community health centers and urban schools in Columbus, Ohio, supporting a wide range of concerns.
How is she credentialed and where is she based?
Monica holds the LISW credential and is listed as OH LISW I.2103264. She practices in Ohio.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
6 years
Licensed
Ohio
Languages
English

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