Monica Englander, LCSW
Compassionate guidance to rebuild confidence
Details
| Name | Monica Englander |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | California |
| Licensed in | California |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 23 |
About Monica
Monica Englander is an LCSW with 23 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people strengthen self-esteem and regain confidence after life setbacks. Her work aims to make daily life and relationships feel more manageable and satisfying.
She uses Narrative Therapy to help clients reframe the stories they tell about themselves. Monica also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that keep people stuck.
Background and approach
Psychodynamic ideas help uncover past experiences that influence present feelings and choices. Her style is curious and interactive. She asks questions, listens closely, and checks in often about what is working.
Monica encourages people to name what they need and to take practical steps toward feeling better and more capable. Monica has experience with workplace counseling and employee assistance programs. She has supervised interns working toward licensure and is comfortable supporting clients from a range of careers and backgrounds.
She respects each person’s culture, identity, and values. Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, career questions, and compassion fatigue. She also focuses on codependency, divorce and separation, family of origin issues, isolation, and life-purpose questions.
Monica invites prospective clients to consider whether her approach feels like a good fit. She values open communication and wants clients to say what they need. If the style here resonates, she encourages taking the next step to connect and schedule.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Self esteem among the things Monica works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Monica among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Monica among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Monica among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Monica directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Monica directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approaches that shape online sessions
Monica commonly uses Narrative Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as part of her online work. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about their lives and helps reframe those narratives so people feel more agency and choice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing the behaviors that keep someone feeling stuck, which is useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress.She treats approach selection as a collaborative process. Together the therapist and client assess needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit those aims. Monica checks in regularly about progress and adjusts the direction when something isn’t helping.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a client prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins, flexible scheduling, and ways to keep momentum between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and different routines.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, parenting strain, career worries, and compassion fatigue among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is inquisitive and interactive. She asks questions, listens closely, and checks in about what is working and what needs to change.
What is her professional background?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 23 years of experience, including work in corporate and employee assistance program counseling and supervision of interns.
Where is she based and licensed?
She practices in California and holds a CA LCSW credential.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How do I get started with therapy?
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