Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
How Monica works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW, LISW
- Licensed in
- Illinois, Ohio
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Monica
Monica DuShane brings nine years of clinical practice to her work in Ohio. She holds LCSW and LISW credentials and focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, and life changes. Monica offers steady, straightforward support in sessions that center on each person’s goals and day-to-day needs.
She favors clear, practical steps alongside space to talk through feelings. Monica helps people sort confusing emotions, manage difficult reactions, and build routines that reduce overwhelm.
Background and approach
She also assists with career transitions, sleep problems, and relationship or family concerns when those issues come up in individual work. Monica uses several approaches to fit the situation. She draws on client-centered work to follow the person’s lead and on cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thoughts and habits.
Mindfulness practices and skills from dialectical behavior therapy are offered to help with emotional regulation and stress tolerance. Sessions are geared to concrete changes as well as understanding patterns from the past. Monica listens for what matters most and then focuses on doable steps that match a person’s life.
The pace and priorities are set together so people leave with tools they can use right away. Her style is warm and direct. Monica aims to create a steady space where people can make sense of hard feelings and try new ways of coping.
She works with adults who want practical help and lasting skills.
What Monica works with
Everything Monica lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Monica's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Monica lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Monica uses practical approaches online
Monica often combines cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered listening. CBT focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and habits, which can reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and help manage anger. Client-centered work means the conversation follows the person’s priorities and builds on their strengths to address life changes or relationship concerns.She also incorporates elements of dialectical behavior therapy when strong emotions or impulsive reactions are present. DBT skills teach specific strategies for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication, which can be helpful for people who want concrete tools to manage intense feelings.
Choosing an approach is a team effort. Monica will work with each person to figure out which tools fit their goals, preferences, and daily life. She adjusts methods over time so therapy stays useful and relevant to what is happening between sessions.
Online formats make regular work easier to keep up. Video calls let people have a full conversation and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be easier on low-bandwidth days or when someone needs a single focused check-in. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter, flexible check-ins and follow-up between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or health routines.
Questions people ask about Monica
What kinds of concerns does Monica address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, grief, anger, depression, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, relationship and family problems, parenting stress, career difficulties, and coping with chronic illness or caregiving.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is warm and direct, blending client-centered listening with practical skills work. Monica aims to set collaborative goals and teach tools people can use between sessions.
What is her background and experience?
Monica has nine years of clinical experience supporting adults through life transitions, emotional challenges, and chronic health or caregiving stress.
Where is Monica licensed and based?
She is licensed in Illinois (LCSW) and Ohio (LISW) and practices from Ohio.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Monica offers 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 working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.