Monica DuShane, LCSW, LISW

Monica DuShane is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people through hard life moments. She holds LCSW and LISW credentials and brings nine years of clinical experience to her work in Ohio. Monica aims to create a calm, respectful setting where clients can speak openly and begin practical change.

She focuses on common concerns like stress, anxiety, grief, depression, bipolar symptoms, and problems with sleep. Career stress, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, and relationship issues are also part of her caseload. She regularly addresses trauma, intimacy-related concerns, and attention challenges such as ADHD.

Monica uses clear, goal-oriented methods grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She blends those with client-centered listening and mindfulness practices to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Psychodynamic ideas may be woven in when understanding past patterns helps present change.

Sessions aim to be straightforward and practical. Monica helps clients set small goals, build coping skills, and practice communication tools. She also supports people facing chronic illness, caregiving stress, aging concerns, and end-of-life decisions.

Therapy is offered in English and delivered through online formats that fit busy lives. Her work is collaborative - she partners with each person to shape goals and steps that feel useful and manageable.

Approaches you can try online

Monica combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered care to help people change unhelpful thoughts and practice new behaviors. CBT focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness techniques to teach emotion regulation and grounding practices. DBT skills are practical tools for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, while mindfulness helps with focus and stress reduction.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Monica works with each person to identify goals, try different tools, and adjust methods based on what feels helpful. She frames therapy as teamwork and checks in as progress unfolds.

Online therapy can fit into busy lives by offering flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging lets clients reflect between appointments. These formats make it easier to keep regular work on goals and skills without extra travel time.