Monica Cruz, LCSW
Licensed in Louisiana · 16 years in practice
Monica Cruz is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 16 years of experience to her practice in Louisiana.
License and registration
- LCSW, Louisiana
- 10398 · expires August 2026
- NPI
- 1164658191 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
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About Monica
Monica Cruz is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 16 years of experience to her practice in Louisiana. She focuses on helping people cope with anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, and a wide range of life changes. Her approach is practical and solution-oriented, with an emphasis on clear steps clients can take between sessions.
Monica listens without judgment and works with each person to set realistic goals.
Background and approach
She uses a mix of methods to match the situation, breaking larger problems into smaller, manageable tasks. Sessions tend to be collaborative and straightforward, with concrete strategies to try at home. Her background includes long-term clinical work with people from varied cultural backgrounds.
Monica emphasizes building safety in the therapy relationship first, then addressing patterns like abandonment, attachment struggles, or codependency. She also supports people dealing with grief, addiction, mood disorders, and issues around body image and sexuality. Monica often incorporates cognitive and skills-based techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior.
She can also draw on attachment-focused ideas for relationship patterns and Gottman-informed communication work for relationship difficulties. Clients get a personalized plan and stepwise tasks to make progress between appointments. The practice style is steady and problem-focused while remaining compassionate.
Monica helps people track small gains and adjust plans when needed. She aims to make therapy feel doable, even when life feels overwhelming.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Monica lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Monica names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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Online support
Online approaches that match your needs
Monica draws on several practical approaches to help people make steady progress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. It gives specific strategies people can use between sessions to see change. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current reactions and helps people build healthier ways of relating to others. This can be useful for intimacy concerns, abandonment wounds, and codependency.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Monica will review your history, goals, and preferences and suggest methods that fit those needs. She aims to involve clients in planning so the work feels relevant and doable rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online sessions offer several practical benefits. Video calls enable more in-depth conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can be a simple option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when someone prefers written reflection. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family, and daily demands and to try strategies in real time.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can be addressed here?
Monica helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, and many life transitions. Other areas include addiction, grief, body image, ADHD, and parenting-related stress.
What is Monica's therapy style like?
She takes a collaborative, practical approach that breaks problems into manageable steps. Sessions focus on listening, setting goals, and trying concrete strategies between visits.
How much experience does this therapist have?
Monica has 16 years of clinical experience working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds in Louisiana.
What credentials and location are noted?
She is an LCSW - licensed clinical social worker - practicing in Louisiana.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Work can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How does cost and billing 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 Monica?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling based on the therapist's availability.
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