Monica Mendoza

My communication style

Cultivating an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment is a vital part of the therapeutic experience. While it is important to keep the therapy work in mind, I find it equally important to create a friendly and comfortable talking environment that may make one forget the experience is work.

My journey to mental healthcare

I often reflect back to the period of time when I decided to enter the field of psychology and counseling, a young married mom, packing and unpacking with my military husband, estranged from family, battling the woes of parenting, battling parenting a child with special needs, still trying to get past the past that surely comes for most people.

My goals for you

It is essential to prioritize objectives to work toward and understand that therapy happens in therapy sessions, but also largely when you are not sitting in therapy. It is easy to identify a dozen areas of focus and become overwhelmed and lost in this sea of to-dos.

Our first session

While learning more about the situation and symptoms is important in establishing direction as early on as possible, it is equally important during the first session to ensure that comfort and trust are given the space to begin formation. An initial emphasis is encouraged on setting one's own comfort pace in sharing.

I identify as...

• Female
• Prefer Not to Respond
• Christian