Monica Burgos , LICSW

Monica Burgos is a licensed independent clinical social worker with 24 years of practice in the District of Columbia. She provides therapy in English and Spanish and pays close attention to how culture shapes each person's experience. Monica aims to make sessions calm and compassionate so people can start to untangle painful patterns and feel heard.

She tailors care to the individual rather than using one fixed method. Her approach is eclectic and trauma-informed, which means she pays attention to past hurts and how they affect daily life. Monica often helps people work through relationship struggles, intimacy concerns, low self-esteem, depression, and the emotional fallout of major life changes.

Clients also seek her help for issues tied to attachment and abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, and guilt or shame. She brings years of experience to situations involving trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and divorce or separation. Monica emphasizes practical steps alongside emotional processing.

Sessions are offered in Spanish and English to support bilingual needs and cultural context. She works to create a nonjudgmental space where clients can name painful feelings and try different ways of coping. The goal is clearer thinking, steadier emotions, and improved day-to-day functioning.

Monica encourages a paced approach to change. She listens for what matters most to each person and adjusts tools and topics accordingly. That steady, individualized process is how she helps people move from surviving to making intentional choices about their lives.

Approaches that guide online therapy

Monica uses evidence-based techniques delivered in a way that fits each person's situation. One common element is trauma-informed care, which means she pays attention to how past hurt affects current behavior and emotion and helps people build safety and stability before tackling hard topics. Another frequent focus is practical coping skills work - learning brief techniques to manage strong emotions, reduce anxiety, and handle relationship conflicts in daily life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Monica listens to goals, cultural background, and personal preferences, and then she suggests methods to try. Clients and therapist adjust the plan together as progress and needs become clearer.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. People can choose video calls for a face-to-face feel, phone sessions when video is not ideal, or live chat and text messaging for shorter check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy days, accommodate different comfort levels with technology, and make it easier to maintain momentum in treatment.