Monique Gardner, LCSW
Licensed in Virginia · 5 years in practice
Monique Gardner helps people who feel stuck by starting where they are.
License and registration
- LCSW, Virginia
- 0904019356 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1700509585 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
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About Monique
Monique Gardner helps people who feel stuck by starting where they are. They keep the first meetings simple and practical. Monique listens for what matters most and focuses on small, doable steps.
Monique uses straightforward tools to reduce stress and make daily life feel more manageable. They draw on five years of clinical experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Virginia. That background includes work with people facing depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, attention difficulties, and low self-esteem.
Background and approach
Monique has also supported people dealing with grief, behavioral and mood disorders, eating concerns, and complex co-occurring conditions. In sessions Monique blends cognitive behavioral techniques with acceptance strategies and practical skills from dialectical behavior therapy. Attachment-based ideas and a client-centered stance guide how relationships and past hurts are discussed.
The approach is collaborative - goals are chosen together and adjusted as needed. Monique emphasizes coping skills people can use between sessions. This might mean short mindfulness exercises, behavioral experiments, or new ways to handle difficult thoughts.
The work aims to reduce immediate distress and build habits that stick. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Monique supports people navigating adoption and foster care concerns, aging questions, caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image, and identity-related challenges including LGBTQIA+ experiences.
Practical problem solving and steady emotional support are central to the care offered.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Monique lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Monique names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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Online support
How Monique uses evidence-based approaches online
Monique commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. ACT helps people notice painful thoughts without getting carried away by them and focuses on taking actions that fit personal values. CBT breaks unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns into smaller parts and teaches concrete skills to change those patterns.Monique also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy ideas to talk about how early relationships shape current reactions. That perspective helps when attachment issues, abandonment concerns, or relationship patterns cause distress. Together the therapist and client decide which mix of approaches fits the client’s goals and preferences, adjusting as those goals change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter, focused check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer flexibility for brief updates, skill practice, or when written reflection feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the same therapeutic methods and aims.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Typical concerns include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and ADHD-related challenges. Additional focus areas include grief, caregiver strain, body image, and identity-related issues.
What is the therapy style like during a session?
Sessions are practical and collaborative, blending problem-solving with skill practice. Monique uses client-centered listening alongside techniques from CBT, ACT, and DBT to teach coping strategies.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
Monique has five years of experience working in clinical settings and community care. That experience includes supporting people with co-occurring conditions and post-crisis care.
Where is the therapist licensed and located?
Monique is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Virginia and provides online services from that location.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging. Different formats can suit shorter check-ins or longer weekly work.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
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