Therapist
Dr. Monika Reklyte
She/Her
Dr. Monika is a licensed professional counselor who believes that embracing change is what helps people to be and feel free. As we all experienced it in the past many months, change sometimes comes unannounced. Let her be your compassionate companion on your journey and help you feel ready to navigate the challenges and changes that arise in your life.
Monika is passionate about working with individuals, immigrants, young adults and adults as well as women from any race that may be struggling with body image, societal oppression and discrimination.
She also enjoys helping people acculturate as they might be transitioning from collectivist culture to individualist and vice versa.
Specialties
Depression
Anxiety
Grief
Self Harm
Stress Management
Immigration
Suicidal Ideation Acculturation
Trauma
Anger
Obsessions & Compulsions
Adjustment Disorders
Experience
She utilizes an integrative, humanistic approach as well as culturally responsive/affirming, person centered and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Therapy with Monika includes authenticity, genuineness, and transparency. In her clinical experience, she has worked with individuals and groups in areas such as depression, anxiety disorders, grief, self-harm, anger and stress management, suicidal ideation and behavior, obsessions and compulsions, trauma, and adjustment problems.
Beliefs
Monika believes in every person’s uniqueness and authenticity. Therefore, her philosophical and treatment approaches overlap here, encompassing attentiveness to individuals’ experiences, different lifestyles, cultural backgrounds, and histories. All of this and more is taken into consideration during the therapeutic journey that you may embark on together. She believes that through the deep work of self-exploration, we can come to truly know ourselves.