Monica Robinson (she/her), MSW, LCSW

We all ache to be more, live more, love and be better loved.  In order to fulfill this innate destiny, we may slog through the mud as often as dance in the light.  In dark times and in dark places, I listen for the gold not claimed and the dreams not dared.  Embracing curiosity, compassion and courage, together we will convert fear, hurt and anger into forces that promote life’s imagined and unimagined possibilities.


As a relational therapist engaged in private practice, clinical consultation and as a leader of women’s personal growth workshops offered by Woman Within International, Monica Robinson (she/her), LCSW, is known for her all-embracing compassion that values all aspects of oneself.

Monica’s areas of specialty:

  • Life transition
  • Trauma
  • Brainspotting, a derivative of EMDR
  • Grief and loss
  • Trauma recovery groups
  • Depression
  • Anxiety

Monica can be reached at 847-475-7003 x 28 or at [email protected]

Monica is available to train, present, or consult on:

  • The Emerging Therapist
  • Experiential Workshops for Women on Self-Discovery and Transformation
  • Workshops and Support for Women Experiencing Life Transitions
  • Archetypal models for women in leadership
  • The Disowned Self
  • Mid-Life as Loss and Renewal
  • Myths of Transformation and Descent
  • Workshops and Support Groups for Grieving Therapists

Monica accepts: Northwestern Student Insurance (Aetna)

Education and Credentials

MSW (Masters Degree in Social Work), 2002, Loyola University, Chicago

LCSW (Illinois and Wisconsin Licensed Clinical Social Worker)

Professional Affiliations

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis

Woman Within International