Monica Karafotis is a Resident in Counseling who provides support for adults navigating anxiety and depression, grief and life transitions, relationship and parenting stress, and sustaining sobriety. She also has experience working with court-involved clients and collaborates on accountability, compliance, and practical next steps.

Her style is warm, structured, and collaborative. Monica integrates CBT, DBT-informed skills, ACT, mindfulness, and positive psychology within a trauma-responsive, culturally aware lens. Sessions emphasize usable tools—emotion regulation, boundary-setting, relapse-prevention strategies, and values-based action—while honoring each client’s strengths and lived context. Clients often describe feeling understood and equipped to make changes between sessions.

Monica holds a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA), a B.S. in Psychology from Chestnut Hill College (Philadelphia, PA), and an M.Ed. in Elementary Education from the University of Massachusetts–Lowell. As a parent of six, she brings a practical, compassionate perspective to real-life stressors and family dynamics. Outside of work, she is a lifelong learner who enjoys history, genealogy, and audiobooks on nearly any topic—and is currently being trained by her still-growing Great Pyrenees puppy. She believes you don’t need to have everything “figured out” to start therapy and welcomes a brief consultation to explore whether working together is a good fit.