- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
About Monique
Monique Paulus is an LCSW with 13 years of clinical experience licensed in Arizona and Montana and practicing in Idaho. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, and anger among other concerns. She helps people who are wrestling with relationship strain, workplace pressure, or hard life changes.
Monique uses straightforward talking and practical skills in sessions. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of responding. Sessions often include short exercises, problem-solving, and steps to reduce intense feelings between meetings.
She often supports people processing grief, identity questions, or complications from adoption and foster care. She also has experience with first responders and veterans, and with people managing co-occurring issues such as substance use and mood disorders. That background informs how she plans therapy and what she suggests for daily coping.
Clients can expect a collaborative style where goals are set together and reviewed over time. Monique helps people build skills for managing anger, improving communication, and handling workplace or parenting stress. She also addresses intimacy, body image, and the effects of trauma on daily life.
Her work is practical and oriented toward steps people can use between sessions. To begin, she asks about current problems, past experiences, and the changes a person wants to see. From there she and the client choose strategies that fit their real-life routines.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Monique uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and habits and replace them with more useful ones; CBT often focuses on small experiments and exercises that can be practiced between sessions. Motivational Interviewing is a conversational method that helps people sort out mixed feelings about change and build inner motivation to try new behaviors. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on processing traumatic memories and reducing their impact on current emotions and relationships.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about goals, past treatment, and what feels doable. That collaborative process guides which methods are used and how sessions are structured over time.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as current options are listed when you sign up. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people use hands-on exercises or worksheets during a session and practice new skills in day-to-day situations without rearranging a whole day.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Montana, Arizona, Idaho
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, anger, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting concerns, ADHD, and related problems.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses a collaborative, practical approach that blends skill-building and talk therapy to change patterns and reduce distress.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working with adults on a wide range of mental health and life concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Arizona and Montana and practices in Idaho.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking to learn which formats are offered for her practice.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her practice?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.