Monika Broecker , LMFT

Monika Broecker is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 14 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, career and coaching concerns, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, mood disorders, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting and intimacy-related issues. She also focuses on attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family dynamics, body image and codependency, and issues connected to fertility, forgiveness, and family of origin patterns.

Her approach blends solution-focused methods with somatic perspectives. She trained at the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto and completed Solution-Focused Brief Therapy training with founders of the approach. She holds a masters degree in Somatic Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies and is certified in Analytic Somatic Therapy, a development of Bioenergetic Analysis that incorporates contemporary trauma and brain research. She is also certified in Systemic Therapy, bringing attention to relational patterns and family systems alongside individual work.

Monika integrates practical tools and body-centered awareness to help people feel more present and make incremental, sustainable change. She communicates in English and German. She is not currently accepting new clients.

Approach-Oriented Online Care and Therapeutic Methods

Monika draws on solution-focused therapy, somatic therapy, and cognitive behavioral principles to guide online sessions. Solution-focused therapy emphasizes small, practical steps and future-oriented goals - it helps clients identify what is already working and build on those strengths to address relationship, career, or life-transition concerns.

Somatic therapy attends to the body-mind connection by using sensations, breath, and movement alongside talk-based work to process stress, trauma, and dysregulation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy involves noticing and testing thoughts and behaviors so clients can reduce anxiety and depressive patterns and develop coping strategies for everyday challenges.

Finding the right combination of methods is part of the therapeutic process. Monika works collaboratively with each person to tailor techniques to their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting pace and focus as the work unfolds.

Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals from home, during breaks, or while managing family and work commitments, allowing continuity of care even when in-person visits are difficult.