Monique Sousa

About Monique

Pronouns: She/Her

Monique is a Registered Psychotherapist who received her Masters from Yorkville University. She currently sees clients in private practice providing psychotherapy treatment services in the area of clinical counselling. Monique has a broad base of training and experience working with trauma, mood and anxiety disorders, relationship difficulties, self-esteem, anger and stress management, and conflict resolution. She also has extensive experience treating individuals who have experienced trauma, relationship difficulties personally and in the workplace, and are struggling with issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and other interpersonal problems.

Monique’s approach is uniquely developed to each individual’s presenting problems. Commonly used methods include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) which aims at addressing maladaptive thought and behavioural patterns, Solution-Focused Therapy which builds upon one’s already established strengths, Narrative Therapy which helps individuals identify their values and personal skill sets, as well as widen perspectives through the use alternative story building, and Motivational Interviewing which utilizes one’s own motivations to elicit behavioural change. While trained in a number of therapeutic approaches, more often than not, Monique uses an integrated approach that combines 2 or more approaches together to better target the unique characteristics involved in one’s life difficulties.

Languages Spoken:

• English