Counseling, Life Coaching and Psychotherapy for Individuals, Children and Couples
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The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives.
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The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives.
Hello, I’m Monique, and I’m so glad you’re here. With 15 years of experience in psychotherapy and a decade of working directly with clients, I’ve had the privilege of guiding individuals through a wide range of challenges. My expertise spans various therapeutic modalities, including Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Behavioral Therapy, Applied Behavioral Analysis, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. I also specialize in working with Neurodivergent individuals and those on the Autism Spectrum. I look forward to supporting you on your journey toward growth and healing.
Professional Development
Academic Training
ASW: Board of Behavioral Sciences
Valerie Monique Sandoval
License # 100780
MSW: University of Southern California BA in Psychology: California State University, Fullerton
AA in Psychology: Santiago Canyon College
Clinical Experience
Lead Therapist
Fundraising and Clinical Director Student Life Director
School Based Therapist
Individual and Couples Therapist
Behavioral Specialist Tutor
Life Coach
Areas of Practice
Individuals
• ADHD and ASD
• Addiction and Recovery
• Anger
• Anxiety
• Career confusion
• Care-giving
• Chronic or life-threatening illness
• Co-dependency
• Conflicts with spouses, partners, family members, co-workers, and others
• COVID-19 Related
• Cultural identity and expression
• Depression
• Disability
• Domestic violence
• Emotional reactivity or numbness
• Employment-related stresses and conflicts
• Financial stresses
• Grief
• Guilt
• Identity
• Interpersonal conflicts
• Parenting
• Relationship challenges
• Neglect or lack of self-care
• Self-esteem
• Separation
• Shame
• Spiritual identity and practice
• Stress
• Trauma
Couples
• Reconnect emotionally
• Affirm or renew your commitment to one another
• Cultivate a healthier and more resilient bond
• Cultivate the opportunities for shared learning and development that can spring from the thoughtful exploration of your problems or difficulties
• Understand one another and your strengths and vulnerabilities in a relationship
• Understand the correlation between your early lives and your experience in relationships
• Understand and express your needs authentically.
• Understand what most strengthens your feelings of closeness and attachment
• Develop strategies and skills for managing and resolving habitual tensions or conflicts and for communicating more effectively when stressed
• Develop or adopt rituals or practices that will support and nurture your life as a couple
• Develop your capacity for self-reflection, intimacy, and trust, as well as emotional regulation when arguing or distressed
• Expand your capacity for emotional and sexual intimacy
• Negotiate agreements, including agreements to change your relationship paradigm or status
• Rebuild trust and safety after an affair
• Cope with divorce, remarriage, financial or employment stresses, loss, grief, parenting conflicts, cultural tensions, a personal history of trauma, depression, anxiety, disability, illness, care-giving or aging, or any other source of stress or adjustment in your lives
Family
• Academic or school difficulties due to separation or divorce
• Resentment
• Limited socialization due to COVID-19
• Anger toward others
• Anxiety
• Chronic rebelliousness or disregard for others
• Chronic fear
• Depression
• Difficulties with peer or sibling relationships
• Difficulties eating or sleeping
• Difficulties processing changes in the family after divorce or remarriage
• Impulsivity
• Preoccupation with loss
• Suicidality
• Withdrawal from family and friends
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The first step in therapy is talking. Let's find a time where we can meet and talk about what's on your mind.
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