Right for you if
You're burned out and anxious, and the exhaustion has been there so long it's starting to feel normal.
You keep finding yourself in the same relationship patterns and you're ready to understand why.
You've hit the milestones that were supposed to feel good, but something still feels off.
You want a therapist who's warm but also willing to ask the questions that actually cuts through.
Right for you if
You're burned out and anxious, and the exhaustion has been there so long it's starting to feel normal.
You keep finding yourself in the same relationship patterns and you're ready to understand why.
You've hit the milestones that were supposed to feel good, but something still feels off.
You want a therapist who's warm but also willing to ask the questions that actually cuts through.
And you're looking for support with
Can support you with
Meet Monica
Monica welcomes adults who look like they have it together on the outside while quietly carrying anxiety, exhaustion, or a sense that something is off and they can't quite name it. Her work centres on helping people untangle what's underneath: the people-pleasing that's slowly burning you out, the relationship patterns that keep repeating even when you know better, and the identity questions that surface when you start to wonder who you are beneath expectations and external success. For a lot of people, it goes back further than they expect, to learning early that being needed meant being loved. Monica is especially drawn to working with people in their 20s and 30s who are navigating transitions in career, relationships, or sense of self. Monica draws on her own experience with anxiety, self-doubt, and the kind of transition that looks fine on the outside while something bigger is quietly shifting underneath. She's been in that in between space herself, and she doesn't approach this work from a distance. A session with Monica feels like a real conversation: structured enough to feel purposeful, but open enough to follow what actually needs to come up. She remembers what you said three sessions ago and pays attention to what's happening beneath the words. Monica notices the shifts in energy, the held breath, and the things left unsaid that often hold as much meaning. She brings warmth and humour into sessions when it fits, and she's not here to just nod along—she'll ask the hard question when she thinks it'll help, honest but never harsh. Her approach is tailored to each person, shaped by their individual needs, because the better she knows you, the deeper the work can go. People often leave feeling a little lighter, like something that felt tangled started to loosen. Monica wants to give you more than coping strategies: real tools and genuine insight so that over time, you can go out and live more fully and independently. Outside of therapy, Monica is usually in a movement class (vinyasa, barre, or pilates), out on a long walk, or deep into overanalyzing a TV show. She's a homebody at heart who loves good food, good conversation, and spontaneous plans that somehow always turn into the best ones. At home, she shares her space with Toast, her brown tabby cat, who is fully convinced he's in charge! Monica brings that same warmth, honesty, and presence into every session, creating a space where you don't have to filter yourself or pretend everything's fine.
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Master of Social Work (Honours), Ryerson University (2020)
Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) with Psychology Minor, Ryerson University (2019)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Certificate – Level 1 (Sick Kids Centre for Community Mental Health)
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (Living Works)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Introduction (Ontario Association of Social Workers)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder (Ontario Association of Social Workers)
Mental Health First Aid (Mental Health Commission of Canada)
Certificate in Trauma Counselling for Mental Health Professionals (Sick Kids Centre for Community Mental Health)
Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
Ontario Association of Social Workers

