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Dr. Monique Lilakos

Therapist
27 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Anxiety, Depression, Family issues, Trauma
  • Individual therapy, Family therapy

Great to meet you!

Dr. Monique Lilakos, DSW, LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 25 years of experience. She works with individuals across the lifespan, with a focus on adolescents, young adults, and family therapy. Many of her clients have found great success managing life challenges. Dr. Monique is particularly sensitive to clients facing issues related to mental health, finding resources, ADHD, autism, anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma, life coaching and family wellness.

My approach to therapy

Dr. Monique’s approach is rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment Theory and Family Systems Theory, which are evidence-based approaches to treatment that focus on helping clients holistically, mind, body, and spirit.

What you can expect from me

Dr. Monique is focused on ensuring that her clients see real progress: her style is interactive, non-judgmental, and positions clients as the experts on where they are now, and where they want to go. A trauma-informed therapist, Dr. Monique is sensitive to the influence of past experiences on present challenges and works closely with clients to rename the narrative of their life in a way that increases self-confidence and compassion.

About me

  • I identify as
    Black or African descent, Other Racial or Ethnic Background, Woman
  • My style is
    Affirming, Solution Oriented, Empowering

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    27 years of experience
  • Training
    MSW (Master of Social Work) at Fordham University, Other at Capella University
  • License type
    LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (New York, Virginia)
  • Licensed in
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network, Oscar, Oxford, Providence Health Plan, United Healthcare, United Healthcare Medicare Advantage

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
    Anxiety, Depression, Family issues, Trauma
  • More specialties
    Substance use / addiction, ADD/ADHD, Bipolar disorder, OCD, Sleep disorder, LGBTQIA+, Stress management, Cultural & ethnic issues, Grief or loss, Physical health issues, Relationship issues, Women's issues, Identity issues, PTSD, Transgender issues
  • Therapy methods
    Critical Incident Stress Debrief (CISD), Humanistic, Structural Family, Trauma Focused CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Experiential, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Psychoanalytic, Exposure Response Prevention, Cognitive Processing (CPT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Attachment Based, Strength-Based
  • Care types
    Individual therapy, Family therapy
  • Ages served
    Adolescents, Adults, Seniors
  • Languages
    English