Monica Gutierrez, LCSW - Therapist in Arizona

About Monica

Monica Gutierrez is a licensed clinical social worker who uses a client-centered approach in sessions. She keeps conversation simple and practical to help parents and adults manage stress, anxiety, anger, and grief. Monica pulls from evidence-based tools to support mood, panic symptoms, self-esteem, and self-love.

She speaks English and Spanish and practices in Arizona. Her training includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. Monica focuses on helping people handle life changes and compassion fatigue while addressing relationship and family concerns.

Background and approach

She blends strengths-based and family systems ideas to empower both individuals and their family units. Monica pays close attention to the therapeutic relationship and gets to know each person before suggesting specific techniques. Monica has seven years of experience across outpatient and inpatient settings.

She has also worked with a Virtual Intensive Outpatient Program team, supporting young adults during transitions and treatment. That background informs her practical approach to coping skills and emotional regulation. In sessions clients can expect concrete tools from CBT and DBT when helpful, along with motivational interviewing to encourage change.

Monica aims to make therapy feel personal and doable, not overwhelming. Outside of work she enjoys crafting, walks with her dog, and time with family and friends.

How evidence-based methods translate to online care

Monica commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in her online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and acting, which helps with anxiety, depression, and panic symptoms. DBT offers concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships, which can be useful for anger, mood challenges, and strong emotions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Monica collaborates with each person to weigh goals, needs, and preferences, and then picks or blends methods that fit. That collaborative stance helps make online sessions feel tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online therapy with Monica is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules and to practice skills between meetings. The options allow for flexibility in how and when someone accesses support while still using the same CBT, DBT, and motivational approaches a licensed professional would apply in person.

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.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Monica commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include body image, mood disorders, panic attacks, self-love, and young adult issues.

What is Monica's therapeutic style?

She uses a client-centered style that emphasizes the person's strengths. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to teach practical skills and support change.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Monica has seven years of clinical experience working in outpatient and inpatient settings and as part of a Virtual Intensive Outpatient Program team.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW, with licence details PA LCSW CW023843 and MT LCSW BBH-LCSW-LIC-72194. She practices in Arizona.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and 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 therapy with Monica?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Anger management
Self esteem

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 7 years
Licensed: Arizona, Virginia, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Utah, Kansas, Montana, Maryland, Oregon, District of Columbia
Languages: English, Spanish

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