About Monica
Monica Dixon is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, stress, and major life changes. She focuses on clear, practical steps that make day-to-day life feel more manageable. Monica writes and talks in plain language so people can act on what they learn in sessions.
She helps people who are navigating divorce, grief, or big transitions. She also supports those coping with depression, compassion fatigue, and struggles with self-esteem or body image.
Background and approach
Monica pays attention to how faith and personal values shape decisions and relationships. Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. Sessions often include talking through problems, learning new ways to respond to stress, and practicing small behavior changes between meetings.
She aims to help clients notice what works and build on those strengths. Over two decades in social work has given Monica experience with a wide range of life challenges, including addiction, trauma, and relationship difficulties. That background helps her tailor practical strategies to each person’s situation.
She believes steady, realistic progress is better than sudden fixes. Monica works with people on issues such as isolation, guilt and shame, codependency, communication problems, and questions of life purpose. She also addresses concerns related to prejudice and discrimination and topics specific to women.
Sessions are offered in English and take place with an eye toward each person’s daily routines and goals.
Evidence-based approaches for online anxiety care
Monica uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach centers on learning specific coping skills for anxiety and stress, teaching breathing, grounding, and thought-management strategies to reduce immediate distress and improve daily functioning. Another approach emphasizes behavioral changes - small, repeatable actions that help shift patterns like avoidance, low motivation, or negative self-talk and build confidence over time.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Monica collaborates with each person to choose which techniques to try first based on their goals, lifestyle, and what feels doable. She checks progress together and adjusts methods as needed so the plan stays useful and realistic.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video is useful for longer therapy talks, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to get consistent help while balancing work, family, and daily demands.
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- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Utah
- Languages
- English
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