Monica Guerrero, LCSW

Monica Guerrero is an LCSW with 23 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing depression, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and major life changes. Monica offers therapy in both English and Spanish and practices in New York.

Her work focuses on understanding what feels most difficult for each person. She helps clients build self-love, find purpose, and develop day-to-day coping skills. Conversations are collaborative and paced to the client’s needs.

Monica also supports people dealing with cancer, caregiver stress, chronic pain, illness, and disability. She addresses feelings like guilt, shame, emptiness, and isolation. Communication problems and social anxiety are other common topics in her practice.

With many years in clinical settings, Monica draws on practical, evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. She aims to make therapy understandable and useful rather than jargon-filled. Progress is tracked through small, achievable steps that fit each person’s life.

Clients can expect a supportive, affirming space for talking through painful experiences and figuring out next steps. Monica encourages realistic goals and regular check-ins about how therapy is going. To begin, readers can use the site’s Start Therapy button to match and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

How evidence-based methods translate to online therapy

Many therapists use techniques that help people understand thoughts and behavior patterns and learn new coping skills. Cognitive-style approaches focus on noticing unhelpful thinking and testing new ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and low mood. Skills-focused interventions teach concrete strategies for managing panic, building routines, and handling chronic illness-related stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to pick techniques that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Adjustments are made over time, with regular check-ins about what feels helpful.

Confirm the available session formats before booking because this biography does not list them. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that works better. Some formats also use less bandwidth or let someone choose not to be on camera for parts of a session. Those practical benefits can help make consistent care more manageable alongside medical appointments or caregiving duties.