Monica Cruz, LCSW
Therapist in Louisiana
Monica Cruz is an LCSW practicing in Louisiana with 16 years of clinical experience.
- License 10398 · Louisiana Expires August 2026
- NPI 1164658191 · national registry
- Experience and languages 16+ years in practice English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check any license with the state board and any NPI with the national registry.
About Monica
Monica Cruz is an LCSW practicing in Louisiana with 16 years of clinical experience. She provides steady, straightforward support for people facing stress, anxiety, mood concerns, relationship struggles, and life transitions. Her aim is to listen well, help set clear goals, and break steps into manageable pieces.
She uses approaches that emphasize connection, practical skills, and the client’s own goals. In sessions she will help identify patterns that keep problems going and work on small, doable changes.
Background and approach
Monica blends talk, skill-building, and problem-solving to address issues like depression, bipolar mood swings, addictions, grief, and trauma-related concerns. Relationship topics such as communication, intimacy-related concerns, commitment worries, and blended family challenges are also part of her focus. The Gottman Method informs some of her work on relationship interactions and communication, used alongside attachment-based ideas to strengthen connection and trust.
She also integrates cognitive strategies and emotion-regulation skills when helpful. Monica supports people dealing with body image, eating and sleeping struggles, ADHD, anger, and coping after loss or separation. She pays attention to attachment and abandonment themes that can affect behavior and relationships.
Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to each person’s readiness. Practical concerns like career stress, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, and recovery from disasters are addressed with concrete steps. She offers coaching-style guidance when people want clear plans and accountability.
Monica emphasizes steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Credentials
- LCSW (Louisiana)
- License 10398 · expires August 2026
- NPI
- 1164658191 · national provider identifier
Both are public records. A state board register will confirm a license and its standing, and the national registry will confirm an NPI. This directory copies what the therapist lists and checks neither.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Monica lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Monica names
- Gottman Method
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the approaches Monica names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
Online support
How her approaches translate to online care
Monica uses the Gottman Method to look at communication and interaction patterns that affect relationships, helping people learn clearer ways to talk and repair conflict. Attachment-Based Therapy is also part of her work, focusing on how early connection styles influence current relationships and emotional responses. She combines these with client-centered listening to shape goals around what the person values and needs.Choosing which approach to use is a team effort. Monica will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made so the work stays useful and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat works well for quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These options make it simpler to keep momentum and fit therapy into a busy life.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Monica address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and many relationship and intimacy-related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and practical, blending listening with concrete goal-setting and skill-building to make manageable changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 16 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker.
Where is Monica licensed and based?
She holds an LCSW credential and practices in Louisiana.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
More therapists in Louisiana
See all
Donna Smith
LCSW
Tahreer Ahmad
LPC
Is this your profile?
Ask us to correct details or take the page down.