Monica Englander, LCSW
Licensed in California · 23 years in practice
Monica Englander is a licensed clinical social worker with 23 years of experience helping people sort through stressful life moments.
License and registration
- LCSW, California
- 26012 · expires April 2027
- NPI
- 1841427440 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English
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About Monica
Monica Englander is a licensed clinical social worker with 23 years of experience helping people sort through stressful life moments. She focuses on strengthening self-esteem so clients feel more able to manage relationships, emotions, and daily demands. Monica writes plainly and listens carefully to what matters most to each person.
She meets people where they are and asks direct questions to understand what feels off in their lives. Her style is interactive and inquisitive rather than distant.
Background and approach
She wants clients to feel heard, understood, and able to make choices that suit them. Monica has worked in corporate settings and employee assistance programs and has supervised interns pursuing licensure. That background means she is comfortable with workplace and career-related struggles as well as the pressures people in caregiving roles often face.
Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, depression, parenting strains, compassion fatigue, and questions about life purpose. She also helps with separation and divorce, codependency, finances, and self-love. Many clients describe patterns tied to family of origin or long-held beliefs about worth.
In sessions Monica blends conversational problem-solving with deeper reflection about past wounds that keep repeating. She uses approaches like cognitive behavioral techniques, narrative work, psychodynamic ideas, and solution-focused methods to tailor each plan. Her aim is practical change plus a stronger sense of self-worth.
Monica emphasizes clear communication and collaboration. She invites potential clients to notice whether her manner feels like a good fit, and she will work with people to set goals that make sense for their lives.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Monica lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 Monica names
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Online support
Online approaches that focus on rebuilding self-worth
Monica commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and narrative therapy in online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the thoughts and behaviors that keep stress and anxiety active and helps people try new ways of responding. Narrative therapy helps people rewrite the stories they tell about themselves so identity and choices feel less stuck.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Monica collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She checks in regularly to see what is helping and what should change, so the plan stays true to the client's priorities.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video helps keep the sense of a face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can use less bandwidth or be a simpler check-in. Chat and messaging work well for brief updates, journaling-style reflections, or when someone prefers typing over speaking. These options give flexibility while keeping the focus on steady progress and practical steps.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strains, and career or workplace problems. Other focuses include compassion fatigue, LGBT concerns, codependency, divorce and family of origin issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is inquisitive and interactive with an emphasis on clear communication. Sessions combine practical problem solving and deeper reflection aimed at repairing self-worth.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 23 years of experience working in counseling roles across individual, group, and workplace settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
Monica holds an LCSW, licensed in California, and practices out of that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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