Monica DuShane, LCSW, LISW

Monica DuShane is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing tough life transitions and emotional strain. She brings nine years of practice to work with stress, anxiety, grief, career shifts, and midlife changes. Monica uses a compassionate, down-to-earth approach that centers each person's goals and values.

Her sessions focus on practical steps people can use day to day. She talks with clients about improving communication, managing social anxiety, and building self-compassion. Monica also addresses issues like sleep trouble, anger, low self-esteem, and the effects of trauma and abuse.

Monica works with concerns tied to health and caregiving as well. That includes chronic pain, cancer-related stress, hospice and end-of-life topics, and caregiver burnout. She also helps people sort family-of-origin patterns, divorce or separation adjustments, and parenting strains.

Her methods draw from several approaches, including client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and psychodynamic ideas. In practice this means sessions may combine talking through past patterns with hands-on skills for managing feelings and behavior.

Monica aims to help people build resilience and find meaning after loss or major change. She encourages realistic goals and simple tools that fit daily life. People living in Ohio who prefer English-language sessions can follow the site process to match and schedule time with her.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-centered therapy places the person's experience at the center of work. The therapist listens without judging and helps people decide what matters most to them. This approach is useful for building self-compassion and clarifying personal goals.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts and actions affect feelings. It uses straightforward exercises to change unhelpful thinking and to build new habits for anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, offers skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships through mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation techniques.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a person's needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions often mix approaches so practical skills and personal reflection happen together.

Confirm the available session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit work, caregiving, or medical appointments around sessions. It may also reduce travel time and help people use short check-ins or focused skill-building between in-person visits or other commitments.