Monica Sosa, LCSW

New Mexico · 8 years in practice

Monica Sosa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and parenting challenges.

License and registration

LCSW, New Mexico: C-11280 · expires July 2026
NPI: 1669770764 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 8
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Monica

Monica Sosa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and parenting challenges. She offers a calm, respectful approach and focuses on practical steps people can use day to day to feel steadier.

Monica earned a Bachelor of Arts in Family Studies from the University of New Mexico and a Master of Social Work from Western New Mexico University. She holds the LCSW credential and has eight years of experience as a licensed clinician in New Mexico.

Background and approach

Her work commonly addresses complex trauma, grief and loss, mood disorders, substance use concerns, and anger. She also supports people dealing with family problems, adoption and foster care issues, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Monica pays attention to the ways stress shows up in relationships and daily routines.

Monica draws from client-centered principles and cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try small, manageable changes. She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and EMDR in sessions when those approaches fit a person’s needs. Sessions are conversational and down-to-earth.

Monica aims to create an environment where people feel heard and can practice new ways of coping. She helps clients build skills for emotional regulation, reduce distressing symptoms, and work toward clearer goals. People who are ready to explore changes, try concrete strategies, and work collaboratively may find her style helpful.

Monica combines practical tools with empathic listening to support progress over time.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Monica lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Anger management
Addictions
Family conflicts
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Adoption and foster care
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Family problems
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Mood disorders
Post-traumatic stress
Social anxiety and phobia

Approaches Monica names

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Online support

Approaches that translate well to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience, and it helps people feel heard while they set their own goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying practical behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depression. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used to help people process traumatic memories through structured, bilateral stimulation alongside talk-based work.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level, and can adapt techniques over time as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill practice and EMDR when appropriate. Phone sessions can be a good option when video bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Chat and text messaging support ongoing check-ins, skill reminders, and shorter exchanges between scheduled sessions, offering accessibility for busy schedules and different communication preferences.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, addictions, family and parenting concerns, low self esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related mood and behavior issues.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm and down-to-earth, using client-centered methods alongside CBT and DBT skills. Sessions focus on practical tools and collaborative problem solving.

What is her professional background?

She holds a Master of Social Work and has worked in clinical settings for a total of eight years as a licensed practitioner.

Where does she practice and what are her credentials?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New Mexico and practices under the NM LCSW credential.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.

Which session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.

How are costs handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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