LCSW
Monica Cruz, LCSW
- Experience16 years
- LocationLouisiana
- Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
- Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Monica
Monica Cruz brings 16 years of clinical experience as an LCSW to her practice in Louisiana, focusing on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, relationship challenges, and ADHD.
Background and approach
She frames therapy as a collaborative process, listening closely to each person’s story and helping them set realistic goals for steady progress. Monica draws on evidence-informed tools to support practical change while honoring individual values and strengths.
Her style blends warmth and directness: she aims to be a clear-eyed listener and a problem solver who avoids judgment while offering practical strategies. Monica uses a range of approaches including cognitive and behavioral techniques alongside attachment-informed work and skills from dialectical behavior therapy.
Clients work together with her to build manageable plans, practice new skills, and track incremental improvements in daily life. She accepts clients through a subscription model and offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, and provides care in English from her Louisiana practice.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Monica integrates several evidence-informed approaches that work effectively in remote formats. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors; it is often used for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and stress management and translates well into brief skill-building exercises done between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationship patterns shape current connection and trust; it helps people address intimacy issues, abandonment and attachment concerns, and can be explored through reflective conversations and relationship-focused homework.Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative work. Monica discusses goals, preferences, and practical needs with each person and tailors her use of CBT, attachment-informed interventions, or DBT skills so the plan fits the client rather than forcing a single method.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility: video calls enable face-to-face interaction, phone sessions suit those on the go, and live chat or text-based messaging support shorter check-ins or ongoing coaching-style contact. These options make it easier to maintain consistency, practice new techniques between sessions, and access care regardless of travel constraints or scheduling challenges.
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Experience
16+ years
Licensed
Louisiana
Languages
English
What Monica can help with
Monica Cruz works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, and depression.
How Monica approaches therapy
Monica's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Gottman Method, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Psychodynamic Therapy.
Experience and training
Monica is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Louisiana.