About Monica
Monica Burtley-Miller brings a decade of clinical experience to her work as an LCSW in Illinois, blending evidence-based methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the impacts of trauma and abuse.
Background and approach
She emphasizes an open, nonjudgmental atmosphere where clients can explore difficult feelings and thoughts and collaborate on practical strategies for coping and growth. Her practice incorporates attachment-informed perspectives and cognitive-behavioral techniques alongside client-centered and solution-focused methods, allowing treatment to be tailored to each person’s needs.
Monica also addresses parenting concerns and life transitions, and works with issues such as caregiver stress, communication difficulties, guilt and shame, isolation, and questions about life purpose. Clients can expect a supportive guide who values courage and incremental progress.
Monica frames therapy as a partnership, helping people identify priorities and develop attainable steps toward improved mood, resilience after trauma, and clearer communication in relationships.
How Monica's Approaches Fit Online Therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape emotional patterns and helps clients build more supported ways of relating and managing feelings, which can be useful for anxiety, relationship stress, and trauma reactions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts and to develop behavioral strategies for mood and anxiety symptoms. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration so clients feel understood and can explore goals at their own pace.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Monica frames treatment as a collaborative effort. She will work with each person to identify goals, try approaches that match those goals, and adjust methods over time based on what proves most helpful for the client’s needs and preferences.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility for busy schedules and different communication styles. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life changes and to access therapy from wherever the client is located in Illinois, while still focusing on practical tools, emotional processing, and problem-solving tailored to each person.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English