Provider
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Monique West Psychotherapy, LCSW-R
Not Taking New Clients
Monique West has been told that she has a natural ability to create an environment that encourages self-exploration and a safe space. She works with adults with ADHD/ADD, offering organizational coaching and impulse control techniques. She also specializes in treating clients around issues of depression, anxiety, burnout, stress management, and trauma.
Specialties
- Anxiety and Panic Disorders
- Depression
- Personal Growth and Self-Esteem
- Eating Disorders and Body Image
- Weight Loss
- ADD/ADHD
- Women’s Mental Health (Pregnancy, Infertility and Post-Partum)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Finances
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$ $ $ $ $$140-200
- UnitedHealthcare
- Oxford Health Plans
- Aetna
- UMR
- Oscar
- UHC Student Resources
- Harvard Pilgrim
- Out-of-pocket
Locations
Licensed in
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- Connecticut
- New York
“I believe strongly in the transformative energy of the human spirit.”
What was your path to becoming a therapist?
I believe strongly in the transformative energy of the human spirit. I believe that with self-determination and a knowledgeable, nonjudgmental approach, one can reach a place of absolute self-fulfillment, genuine inner peace, and meaningful healthy connections with others. Clients have told me that I have a natural ability to create an environment that encourages self-exploration and a safe space.
What should someone know about working with you?
I offer relational therapy; clients hold a piece of the process so I ask them to take accountability in the therapeutic work. I often assign followup exercises to encourage clients to increase their insight and awareness and achieve their treatment goals at a higher rate. I believe the therapy intake process should not be burdensome and I offer a 100% paperless intake process to reduce feelings of being overwhelmed.
What do you do to continue learning and building competencies as a provider?
I am continuing to learn more about trauma-focused care and learning how to guide clients through their trauma recovery process using somatic processing and internal family systems interventions. I welcome opportunities to collaborate with other therapists in the field who are experienced in working with clients diagnosed with PTSD.
“I believe that with self-determination and a knowledgeable, nonjudgmental approach, one can reach a place of absolute self-fulfillment, genuine inner peace, and meaningful healthy connections with others.”
