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Monica Dolan-Strachan

(she/her)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Accepts

Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Capital Blue Cross Pennsylvania, Cigna, and Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania

Specializes in

Family Issues and PTSD

Great to meet you!

I have over 33 years of experience as a generalist. I have experience in behavioral support and crisis management. I employ methods of treatment from CBT, ACT and Family systems theory, I hold Masters' degrees in both Social Work and Education, which is helpful in assisting clients to understand their diagnosis and create treatment plans that are client focused. I am a certified EMDR therapist, as well as a certified professional coach and mediator.

A bit about my approach to therapy

I meet my clients where they are at. I am compassionate and empathic, but this is a collaborative process and we decide when and how we will go forward. Accountability is important, but I can also give emotional support to those struggling with grief and trauma.

What you can expect from our first session

I am strengths based. I always want my clients to feel good when they leave my sessions and I am very mindful of this. My goal is to help people recognize their own thinking traps and identify new self care strategies. Depending on where people are in their therapy, I will hold people accountable for their goals, but I can be flexible, because sometimes 'life happens'.


Monica's style is

Affirming
Empowering
Open-minded

Insurance carriers Monica accepts

Aetna
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Capital Blue Cross Pennsylvania
Cigna
Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network

More about Monica

MSSW (Master of Science in Social Work) at Temple University
License type: LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (Pennsylvania, Virginia), LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Clinical) (Maryland)
Gender: Cisgender Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Languages: English
Works with: Adolescents, Adults, and Seniors
More specialties: Substance Use / Addiction, Stress, Cultural & Ethnic Issues, Men's Issues, Women's Issues, Identity Issues, and Trauma
Modalities: Trauma Focused CBT, Strength-Based, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Multi-Systemic (MST), Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Attachment Based, Behavior Modification, Critical Incident Stress Debrief (CISD), Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Positive Psychology, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and Gottman Method / Gottman Couples

Location

999 Waterside Drive Ste 2525 & 2600
Norfolk, VA 23510