Therapist profile
Monica Sosa, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Family and parenting focus
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- Parenting support
About Monica
Monica Sosa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New Mexico with eight years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and parenting challenges. Monica offers straightforward, practical support for everyday pressures at home and in relationships.
She trained in family studies and social work and has a background across child welfare, community mental health, and related settings. Monica uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as primary approaches, and she also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), mindfulness, and motivational interviewing when these fit a person's needs.
In sessions she focuses on clear tools and small changes people can try between meetings. For parents she brings positive parenting and attachment-informed ideas to reduce conflict and improve day-to-day interactions. She addresses grief, addiction-related concerns, mood disorders, attention challenges, and the practical fallout of trauma.
Monica describes her style as approachable and respectful. She works collaboratively to set goals, teaches coping skills, and practices techniques that can reduce anxiety and lift low mood. She can help people sort through guilt, shame, impulsivity, and patterns that cause family stress.
Her experience includes adoption and foster care topics and disruptive mood concerns like DMDD, alongside general family problems. Sessions are conversational and focused on what will make life at home more manageable.
How sessions work
How her therapeutic approaches work in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the person sets the pace and priorities. It helps when someone needs a place to sort through feelings and decide what matters most to address. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) gives concrete tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which is often useful for anxiety, depression, and some parenting stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills that can reduce impulsive reactions and intense anger.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Monica will talk with each person about goals, what has helped before, and what feels doable. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time based on progress and preference.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and avoid travel time. Licensed professionals can use these sessions to teach CBT exercises, practice DBT skills, or guide EMDR-informed techniques while helping people apply those tools between meetings.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
New Mexico
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does she help with at home?
She addresses stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addictions, family problems, and parenting concerns among other issues.
How would she approach my relationship or family stress?
She uses Client-Centered Therapy and CBT as primary approaches and may add DBT, EMDR, mindfulness, or motivational interviewing depending on the situation.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience working in social work and related settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New Mexico and practices in that state.
Can I see her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept clients outside the US?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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