Monica Sosa, LCSW

Licensed in New Mexico · 8 years in practice

Monica Sosa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship pain.

License and registration

LCSW, New Mexico: C-11280 · expires July 2026
NPI: 1669770764 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 8
Languages: English

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About Monica

Monica Sosa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship pain. She works with individuals facing trauma, addiction, parenting strain, mood challenges, and the everyday shocks that make life feel overwhelming. Monica speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps feel doable for worried parents and adults alike.

Monica brings eight years of social work experience and a background in family studies and clinical social work.

Background and approach

She tends to start by listening and learning what matters most to each person. From there she uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral methods and client-centered work to tackle current problems and build daily routines that feel better. Monica also draws on dialectical behavior skills and mindfulness practices to help with intense emotions, impulsivity, and stress that keeps coming back.

For people recovering from trauma, she can use EMDR-based approaches alongside other techniques to reduce the hold of painful memories. Her style is warm, straightforward, and respectful. Parents who are worn out by family conflict or behavioral issues will find that Monica offers concrete strategies, such as positive parenting ideas and ways to change everyday interactions.

She aims to help caregivers try small adjustments that add up over time. Monica works from New Mexico and conducts sessions in English. She focuses on collaborating with each person to create realistic, measurable steps toward feeling more stable and connected.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Monica lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Anger management
Addictions
Family conflicts
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Adoption and foster care
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Family problems
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Mood disorders
Post-traumatic stress
Social anxiety and phobia

Approaches Monica names

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Online support

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on what matters to the person in front of the screen. It emphasizes listening, respect, and helping people find their own solutions to stress, relationship strain, and parenting challenges.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. In online sessions this means learning simple exercises to change unhelpful thinking and build routines that reduce anxiety and depression.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for handling intense emotions and impulsive behavior. These skills - like emotion regulation and distress tolerance - are useful for mood disorders, anger, and impulsivity and can be practiced between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose or mix methods based on their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they try options, track what helps, and adjust the plan over time.

Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls are good for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be useful for quick check-ins, and text messaging lets people reflect between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep consistent momentum in treatment.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Monica commonly address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, addictions, family and parenting challenges, self-esteem issues, bipolar and mood disorders, ADHD, and related concerns.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is warm and straightforward with a focus on listening first. She blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral tools and practical skills.

What is Monica's professional background?

Monica has eight years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Her training includes family studies and a master’s in social work.

Where is Monica located and licensed?

She practices in New Mexico and holds the NM LCSW credential.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Monica offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging as ways to meet.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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