Monica Burgos, LICSW

Monica Burgos is a bilingual clinical social worker who offers counseling in English and Spanish. She holds a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) credential and brings 24 years of experience to her practice. Monica pays attention to how culture shapes people’s lives and the problems they bring to therapy.

She aims to make sessions warm, compassionate, and non-judgmental. Monica adapts her approach to each person and uses an eclectic, holistic, trauma-informed framework. That means she combines different methods and keeps past trauma in mind when planning care.

Monica has worked with children, adolescents, and adults, and has substantial experience supporting people with anxiety and depression. She also helps those facing adjustment difficulties, grief, and trauma. Her work includes concerns around intimacy, self-esteem, career stress, and compassion fatigue.

Specific topics Monica often addresses include abandonment, attachment issues, blended family issues, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, and communication problems. She also helps people dealing with divorce and separation, family of origin issues, guilt and shame, and recovery after natural or human-caused disasters.

Her bilingual ability supports culturally responsive care for Spanish speakers. Monica presents therapy as a collaborative process focused on practical steps, clearer communication, and learning ways to cope with life changes.

Approaches used in online and in-person work

Monica describes her work as eclectic and trauma-informed, which means she blends evidence-based techniques depending on a person's needs. Trauma-informed care focuses on recognizing and responding to the effects of trauma, helping people feel understood and reducing retraumatization during sessions.

She also uses holistic methods that look at emotional, social, and practical factors together. That can include working on communication skills, managing strong emotions, and building routines that support mood and relationships.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Monica works with clients to identify goals and tries methods that fit their values and daily life. Together they track what helps and adjust the plan as needed rather than sticking to one fixed technique.

If you prefer online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, avoid travel time, or have shorter check-ins during a lunch break. It can also allow Spanish or English sessions without needing to travel to an office, but check available formats when you schedule.