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LCSW, LISW

Monica DuShane, LCSW, LISW

  • Experience9 years
  • LocationOhio
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Monica

Monica DuShane is a licensed social worker with nine years of clinical experience supporting people through major life transitions and persistent emotional struggles.

Background and approach

She draws on a range of evidence-based methods to address stress, anxiety, grief, career concerns, depression, bipolar mood challenges, and ADHD, shaping treatment to each person’s needs and goals. Monica emphasizes a compassionate, client-centered stance that helps clients build resilience and regain a sense of agency.

Her work often attends to issues such as relationship and family dynamics, intimacy-related concerns, parenting and fatherhood matters, compassion fatigue, chronic health conditions, and end-of-life or hospice-related challenges. She also brings experience with communication problems, grief and forgiveness, guilt and shame, and the emotional impacts of caregiving.

Monica helps clients develop practical strategies for sleeping, anger management, and coping with life changes while exploring deeper patterns that influence wellbeing. Monica holds LCSW and LISW credentials and practices from Ohio, offering sessions in English.

She blends cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, psychodynamic exploration, and skills-based approaches to support lasting change. Prospective clients are invited to connect and begin the matching process to schedule sessions based on availability.

Therapeutic approaches and online care tailored to you

Monica commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in her online practice. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with life changes. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and self-compassion skills that support emotion regulation and reduce rumination.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with clients to explore goals, preferences, and life context, adjusting techniques and focus as therapy progresses to best meet individual needs.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to continue care across transitions while using the therapeutic methods described above.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, career and life transitions, relationship and family issues, depression and bipolar mood challenges, ADHD, and caregiving or chronic illness stress.
What is the therapeutic style and approach used?
The practice emphasizes a compassionate, client-centered stance while drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness, Psychodynamic, and Solution-Focused techniques to create individualized plans.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She has nine years of professional experience working with diverse emotional and life challenges and has developed skills in both short-term and longer-term therapeutic work.
What credentials and location does the therapist hold?
The clinician holds LCSW and LISW credentials with license details IL LCSW 149022500 and OH LISW I.1600267-SUPV, and currently practices from Ohio.
Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only, and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered for therapy?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How does pricing and payment work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with this therapist?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyGriefCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapySystemic Therapy

Experience

9+ years

Licensed

Illinois, Ohio

Languages

English