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Monica Davis, LISW

  • Experience6 years
  • LocationOhio
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Monica

Monica Davis is an Ohio licensed independent social worker (LISW) who draws on six years of clinical experience across community health centers and urban school settings.

Background and approach

She integrates Internal Family Systems with trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and neuroscience-informed perspectives to help clients explore internal parts, attachment patterns, and pathways toward greater emotional balance. Her practice emphasizes identity-affirming care and liberation-focused thinking to honor diverse backgrounds and the ways social context shapes wellbeing.

In sessions she combines mindfulness, somatic awareness, and experiential activities with evidence-based strategies such as CBT and ACT to address stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, ADHD, grief, and related life changes. Monica frames therapy as a collaborative process that builds trust, clarifies meaningful goals, and supports practical skill development.

She invites clients to examine life stories and internal dynamics with curiosity and compassion while cultivating resilience, insight, and healthier coping. Monica maintains regular online hours and asks prospective clients to review current scheduling notices before booking.

She aims to create an inclusive, empowering environment where clients can work toward healing and personal growth at a pace that feels right for them.

Integrating therapeutic approaches for online healing



Internal Family Systems helps clients notice and relate to the different 'parts' of their inner world, fostering compassion and internal cooperation; it is often helpful for people working through trauma, attachment patterns, and inner conflict. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and building psychological flexibility through acceptance and committed action, which can support coping with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns formed early in life and how they appear in current relationships, offering ways to repair connection and build more supported relating.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy itself, and Monica treats selection as a shared process. She will collaborate with each client to identify which methods fit their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring, blending techniques as needed to create a tailored plan.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase accessibility and flexibility for different schedules and needs. These formats allow ongoing work on skills, mindfulness practices, and experiential exercises from home while making it easier to maintain continuity when life is busy or circumstances change.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Monica commonly help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related challenges, ADHD, grief, parenting difficulties, and self-esteem concerns.
What therapeutic styles are used in sessions?
The work blends Internal Family Systems with approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based techniques, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral strategies to match client needs.
What is Monica's professional background?
Monica brings six years of experience from community health centers and urban schools, offering practical skills and trauma-aware perspectives developed across those settings.
Where is Monica licensed and practicing?
She holds an LISW credential in Ohio with license number OH LISW I.2103264 and practices as a licensed independent social worker in that state.
Does Monica work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available with Monica?
Monica offers multiple remote formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
Costs vary depending on location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with Monica?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseDepressionADHD

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBody imageDissociationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMulticultural concernsPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

Ohio

Languages

English