About Monica
Monica Burtley-Miller is a licensed social worker who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, and the effects of trauma. She brings ten years of practice as an Illinois LCSW and centers sessions on clear, practical steps a person can use day to day. Monica keeps sessions straightforward and respectful.
She creates space for people to talk about hard feelings without judgment. The goal is to find what helps most right now, whether that's changing a thought pattern or trying a new coping skill.
Background and approach
Her approach draws from cognitive behavioral work to identify unhelpful thoughts and from attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns. She also uses client-centered techniques to follow each person’s pace, and solution-focused tools to set concrete, short-term goals. Monica has guided people through parenting stress, caregiver strain, mood shifts, and life transitions.
She has experience supporting those coping with guilt, shame, isolation, and social anxiety as well as post-traumatic stress and other trauma-related concerns. In sessions she listens first, then suggests practical options the person can try between meetings. That might include small behavior changes, communication practice, or a step-by-step plan to manage overwhelming moments.
Monica aims to be a steady partner while people work toward clearer thinking and more reliable coping.
How therapeutic approaches work in online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current feelings and reactions. Online sessions can be used to notice those patterns and practice different ways of relating to others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. This approach is useful for anxiety, mood shifts, and managing stressful moments.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Monica will listen to what matters most and work with each person to decide whether attachment work, CBT, or a solution-focused plan makes the most sense. The approach can shift over time as goals and needs change.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for a full-session conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions are a good fit when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging allow quick check-ins, brief problem-solving, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These formats make scheduling easier and let people use the style that fits their daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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