Monica Torres

Monica Torres is a licensed clinical social worker in Arizona with ten years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, grief, and self-esteem concerns. Monica tries to make therapy feel practical and down-to-earth from the first visit.

She centers sessions on each person's history and current needs. Monica listens for patterns that keep people stuck and helps them build small, doable skills to feel better. She draws on mindfulness practices to bring attention to the present moment and on cognitive-behavioral tools to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

Monica also uses techniques from dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. For people processing traumatic memories, she offers approaches intended to reduce the intensity of those memories. Motivational interviewing informs how she supports change when people feel stuck or unsure about next steps.

Her work aims to be culturally aware and affirming, with attention to how identity and discrimination affect wellbeing. Monica helps people address family of origin issues, caregiver stress, feelings of abandonment, and experiences of prejudice or gender-related concerns. She also supports those coping with isolation, midlife transitions, impulsivity, and mood changes.

Therapy with Monica is collaborative. She helps clients set clear goals and tries to keep sessions focused on practical steps. People who want grounded, skill-focused care with a mindful approach may find her style helpful.

How mindfulness and skills work in online therapy

Monica uses Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice thoughts and bodily reactions in the moment without judgment, which can reduce reactivity and improve focus. She pairs this with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques are used to teach practical emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills for intense feelings.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Monica will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their needs and goals, and adjust the plan as progress is made. The process is paced to the client's comfort and aims for tangible skills between sessions.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or offering options for audio-only conversations when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Licensed professionals, including Monica, can adapt exercises and mindfulness practices so they work in remote sessions and in day-to-day routines.