Monica Torres, LCSW

Monica Torres is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of practice in Arizona. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by depression, anxiety, stress, grief, trauma, and low self-esteem. Monica creates a warm, affirming space where clients can talk through painful experiences and learn practical ways to cope.

She pays attention to how identity and culture shape emotional life. That includes supporting people dealing with discrimination, multicultural concerns, and gender dysphoria. Monica also helps those facing isolation, caregiver stress, abandonment wounds, and midlife shifts.

In sessions she blends practical strategies with emotional processing. Monica uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking, DBT skills for emotional regulation, and EMDR techniques for trauma processing when appropriate. She teaches mindfulness and motivational interviewing tools to build skills that fit daily life.

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Monica works with each person to set clear goals and track small steps forward. She focuses on what’s useful right now while also addressing the stories that keep people stuck.

Monica aims to help people build resilience and stronger self-understanding. Her work often centers on reducing symptoms, improving relationships with self and others, and finding practical ways to handle stressors. She brings a respectful, culturally aware approach to every session.

How Monica’s Approaches Work Online

Monica uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and often focuses on small, doable changes that reduce anxiety or lift mood. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when feelings feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Monica treats the choice of methods as collaborative - she will help weigh what fits your goals, preferences, and the issue you’re facing. Sessions often mix skill practice, reflection, and action plans to suit the person’s needs.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins and skill coaching between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other daily routines.