Monica Cruz
Practical, goal-focused LCSW support
LCSW Louisiana
- Experience
- 16 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Monica
Monica Cruz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Louisiana with 16 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical steps people can take to feel steadier and more capable.
Background and approach
Monica listens without judgment and helps clients set clear, manageable goals for change. She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood patterns, trauma and abuse, addictions, and challenges around intimacy and relationships.
Parenting strain, sleep and eating issues, grief, and career stress are also areas she addresses. Monica includes additional focus on attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, codependency, and issues related to kink and alternative sexual cultures.
Monica draws on several therapeutic approaches to match what a person needs. She uses Gottman Method ideas for relationship patterns and communication, attachment-based work to look at long-standing relationship dynamics, and cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
She also incorporates client-centered and dialectical behavior techniques when those fit the goals. Sessions are practical and goal-oriented.
Monica helps people break bigger problems into small, doable steps and checks progress along the way. She frames therapy as a collaborative process where the client’s preferences guide which tools are tried first.
Monica offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and she works with clients who prefer English-language services in Louisiana.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Monica commonly uses Gottman Method principles to look at communication patterns and interaction habits in relationships, helping people notice repeated cycles and try new ways of connecting. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to explore how early bonds shape current reactions and to build more supported ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers step-by-step techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and is useful for anxiety, depression, and many day-to-day challenges.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Monica works with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level, and she adjusts the plan as progress and preferences become clearer. The focus is on practical steps that the client agrees to try between sessions.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow flexibility for different situations. Video is good for guided conversations and exercises that benefit from seeing facial cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a check-in feels simpler. Live chat or text messaging works well for brief updates, skill practice, or when typing is more comfortable than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between meetings.
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Experience
16+ years
Licensed in
Louisiana
Languages
English