About Monique
Monique Paulus is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 13 years of experience to her practice. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and ADHD. Monique keeps sessions straightforward and practical so parents and individuals can quickly see what to expect.
She focuses on the immediate problems you want to change. That can mean reducing panic, tackling unhelpful thinking patterns, or creating routines that make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Monique uses clear tools from evidence-based methods to help clients set goals and try small, manageable steps between sessions. Her work often addresses relationship strain, workplace pressure, grief, and issues around identity and intimacy. She also supports people dealing with compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, and the effects of past abuse.
Monique adapts her approach to each person's situation rather than offering a one-size-fits-all plan. Across her career she has worked with veterans and first responders and has experience with addictions and co-occurring problems. That background informs a practical, problem-solving style that still makes space for emotion and healing.
Monique aims to be direct but compassionate in sessions. She holds an LCSW - licensed clinical social worker - and maintains licensure in Arizona and Montana in addition to her Idaho practice. Sessions are offered in English and delivered in formats that fit busy lives.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Monique uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy as core parts of her online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process past traumatic events and learn skills for managing strong emotions and flashbacks.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust plans as progress and preferences become clearer. Clients and therapist decide together what feels most useful and realistic.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Chat and text messaging make it easier to fit brief updates into a busy day. These options give flexibility for ongoing work and make it simpler to keep consistent appointments.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Montana, Arizona, Idaho
- Languages
- English
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