Monica Vezino, LMSW

Monica is a Licensed Maser Social Worker (LMSW), and therapist with experience in federal probation and parole, federal correctional facilities, community-based health, and community jail settings. She works with both mandated and non-mandated clients, welcoming people from all walks of life, and completes comprehensive assessments a part of the multidisciplinary team. She is known for listening carefully, handling each person's story with confidentiality, and taking time to understand their unique needs and goals.

Her approach to care is client-centered, grounded in self-determination and having positive regard for clients. She believes each person is the expert on their own life and should lead decisions about their care, while she provides support, guidance, and a nonjudgemental space to explore challenges and build on strengths.

Clients can expect a clear plan after assessment(s), practical support they can use outside of sessions, and care that is coordinated with their wider team when needed. Culture is a central part of her work, with a strong emphasis on American Indian culture, including when working with non-native clients. Monica communicates in a very direct and straightforward way, with clear, honest communication throughout care.

Trauma related symptoms, grief, substance use, depression, anxiety, comprehensive assessments and treatment planning, individual therapy, adults including mandated and non-mandated clients, community-based services, culturally responsive care, strengths-based, EMDR-Brainspotting, DBT, CBT, and motivational interviewing.

My philosophy of care is rooted in relationship- relationship healing does not happen in isolation, but in connection to self, to community, and to the natural world. I believe knowledge comes with responsibility: to listen deeply to respect what each person brings and to care for one another.