Abbey Monsalud
Art Therapist, MAATC, LPC, ATR-PI'm a decolonial art therapist who loves to work with creative adults who are navigating identity, neurodivergence, and relationship issues.
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As I mentioned in my intro, I like to work in a partnership with my client. You are the expert of you and I am on your journey with you to get to your chosen direction. I have experience working with people of many different backgrounds (socioeconomic, race, gender). I very much look forward to meeting you, learning from you (remember, you are the expert of you), and our working together to help you go where you want to go.
I am passionate about working with BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and gender-expansive clients. If you are seeking a place to work through depression, anxiety, life transitions, relationship issues, body image issues, or general "stuckness," I am here to provide a safe, judgment-free environment for you to explore your capacity for healing and growth.
Do you often feel overwhelmed by anxiety and perfectionism, feeling paralyzed by the pressure to get everything right? You may deal with a relentless inner critic that constantly makes you question your abilities and decisions, leaving you feeling like an imposter despite your accomplishments.
You might feel stuck in a cycle of intrusive thoughts, worry, or compulsive behaviors, exhausted from trying to stay in control or avoiding anxiety triggers. You want relief—to feel calmer, regain confidence, and break free from fears that hold you back. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, OCD, panic, depression, or life transitions, I’m here to help. Let’s work together to build resilience, strengthen relationships, and create lasting change. Fluent in English and Polish.
My emphases are addressing mental health of marginalized groups, and understanding how culture should be respected and acknowledged in the therapeutic space. As I continue to work on obtaining my doctorate in psychology, my interventions and approach to treatment informs me how to customize the therapeutic space for each client and praise our differences while promoting inner healing. Creating emotional space and showing the power of it helps my clients narrate their lives once more.
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Let's go on a journey of exploration together, where we can discover ways to create comfort, find stillness, overcome challenges, and develop a deeper understanding of ourselves and others. My practice focuses on working with those who may be navigating anxiety, OCD, depression, relationship issues, codependency, or self-esteem concerns. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed or stuck, I’m here to help you uncover insights and develop strategies that align with your goals.
I help clients work through PTSD, anxiety, executive dysfunction, relationship struggles, family dynamics, self esteem, and kink and poly relationship issues. I like using warmth, compassion, curiosity, humor, and a lot of hand gestures to connect with my clients and establish a safe, trusting therapeutic relationship.
As your therapist, I build on our overlapping or shared experiences as much as I welcome people in all walks of life. I facilitate a space for LGBTQ+, gender-expansive, neurodivergent, and consensually non-monogamous folks exploring their identities, emotion management, difficulties in interpersonal dynamics, and being an agent of change. I am excited to work with people of all genders, gender expressions, and sexual orientations.
When we feel most overwhelmed and stressed, we often find it difficult to prioritize what we value most. Our interests, our commitments, and the relationships most important to us often suffer when we are struggling. Therapy can offer us a space to reconnect with ourselves, and find a sense of peace and calm, allowing us to move closer to the people and areas of our lives we want. Therapy can help us enjoy life again the way we once used to.
Becoming a parent can be a landmine. What is often billed as simple, linear, and seamless can be filled with complicated emotions, experiences, and a sense of overwhelm. I work with people on all points of the birthing path- whether you are just thinking about having a child, trying to conceive, are pregnant or postpartum . This includes people struggling with infertility, pregnancy and infant loss, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, and birth trauma, as well as partners and birth workers.
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Do you notice repetitive patterns of thoughts, feelings, or actions in your life that cause distress? Does your "best you" feel fleetingly accessible, if at all? My only request of clients who work with me is that they continually invest in understanding themselves better and extending curiosity to their innermost parts. Together, we'll collaborate with curiosity and compassion to investigate and appreciate the challenges, insights, and triumphs of your ongoing story.
My ideal client is a person or couple that knows, no matter what they bring into a therapeutic space, they are valued, and they are the experts of their own lived experience. When we cross oceans together, you'll be the steering the ship, with me as your navigator. I understand the complex reality of intersectional identity that creates privilege or compounds to reinforce oppression and marginalization. My clients seek to live the best version of their lives and are willing to explore to do so.
I provide therapy services to adolescents and adults of all ages. I specialize in helping individuals struggling with relationship problems, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, trauma, identity exploration, and grief. I have experience helping individuals with social anxiety, school/work-related stress, body dysmorphia, eating disorders, gender dysphoria, family conflict, and life transitions such as divorce, moving to a new city, job transition, and becoming a parent.
I am passionate about working with adults and adolescents struggling with anxiety, depression, family conflict, self-esteem, and body image concerns. Additionally as a queer therapist, I am committed to providing care to the queer community. Together, we'll uncover your strengths and set therapeutic goals that align with the life you envision.
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Hey there! Have you ever felt like you're carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? Coming to therapy can feel a bit scary, but I'm here to make it easier for you. My goal is to create a safe and welcoming space where you can truly be yourself. You don’t have to hide your feelings or pretend everything is fine when it’s not.
I work with a variety of clients please email me at whiteorchidcounseling@gmail.com If we will you will be a better match for another therapist at our practice you will be matched with them. We have 8 wonderful therapists on staff and we want o make sure you are matched to the right one. Learn more about our therapists at whiteorchidcounseling.com
I have a passion for working with those confronting uncertainties around their sense of identity and how they express themselves. These uncertainties may stem from issues related to gender identity and sexuality, difficulties with body image, or feeling lost in the transitional stages of life. I also deeply value understanding the unique background of every individual and how the intersectionality of various identities impacts the equally unique nature of everyone's lived experiences.