Monika - Grace
Psychologist, PhD, MDiv, ThM, MA
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
135 East Third Avenue, Suite B, Escondido, CA 92025
Let's Connect (619) 430-4996
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| español | Português I am Rev. Dr. Monika Maria Grace and I welcome you to my page! In our first session together, I also welcome you to my real or virtual office and I invite you to make it your own safe space. I explain that therapy is a process, a relationship, and an adventure. It's also a gift of discovery and renewal that only you can give to yourself, especially in our challenging days. In this process, my role is to listen, to support, to challenge, to guide, and to celebrate you as you are becoming more courageous to face the parts of yourself you were avoiding, more accepting of yourself and of others, and fully present in your life.
For over 25 years, I have practiced psychotherapy with people from all walks of life. My approach evolves as your process deepens and your needs change. As an ordained minister, I also have training and formation in spiritual direction and I can help you explore spiritual and faith concerns as part of the therapy process.
I believe we are created with tremendous capacity for good and we are given inner resources to overcome the gravest difficulties. This faith renews my love for my work and my strength as a therapist. I feel the greatest joy when I witness people's healing from emotional pain as they are making peace with the past and with the challenges of the present.
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Monika - Grace now - (619) 430-4996
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $230
- Couple Sessions $280
- Pay by ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Aetna
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna and Evernorth
- ComPsych
- Dayforce
- Elevance
- Health Net
- Magellan
- Managed Health Network (MHN)
- Medicare
- Military OneSource
- Molina Healthcare
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Optum
- Reliant
- TELUS Health
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
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Monika - Grace
Psychologist, PhD, MDiv, ThM, MA
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / 24462 Monika - Grace
- In Practice for 35 Years
- Certificate from Pacific School of Religion MDiv--Ordained Minister / 2011
- Certificate from McGill University PhD--Counseling Psychology / 1994
- Attended Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley--ThM in Spirituality and Psychotherapy, Graduated 2012
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (619) 430-4996
Monika - Grace
Psychologist, PhD, MDiv, ThM, MA
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Grief
- Spirituality
- Addiction
Expertise
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bisexual
- Cancer
- Career Counseling
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Immigration--Multi Cultural Conflict
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sexuality and Spirituality
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Testing and Evaluation
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Veterans
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (619) 430-4996
Monika - Grace
Psychologist, PhD, MDiv, ThM, MA
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Hispanic and Latino
I also speak
French ,
Greek ,
Portuguese ,
Spanish
Religion
Christian
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Hispanic and Latino
I also speak
French ,
Greek ,
Portuguese ,
Spanish
Religion
Christian
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Christian Counseling
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Cross-Cultural Therapy
- Culturally Sensitive
- Eclectic
- Existential
- Experiential Therapy
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Jungian
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Person-Centered
- Psychodynamic
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (619) 430-4996
Monika - Grace
Psychologist, PhD, MDiv, ThM, MA
Location
Primary Location
Grace Counseling & Psychotherapy
135 East Third Avenue
Suite B
Escondido, CA 92025
(619) 430-4996Email me
Nearby Areas
Neighborhoods
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Monika - Grace
Psychologist, PhD, MDiv, ThM, MA