About Monica
Hi, I’m Monica Mikhaeil.
I guide misfits and nomads on an inner journey from
alienation to integration.
I’m a third-cultured misfit, Licensed Professional Counselor in Chicago, IL, and Nationally Certified Counselor in the United States.
I’m on a mission to help other multiculturals discover their unique strengths through counseling and coaching. I hope to make the world more harmonious, one third-culture person at a time.
The Third Edge approach helps you embrace your inner misfit.
My insightful, innovative, intentional approach has helped clients discover inner harmony and belonging they never knew they could feel. I want to do the same for you. I focus on psychodynamic psychotherapy, somatic experiencing, and client-centered therapy approaches to healing and wellness. Each of these therapeutic approaches is evidence-based and well-researched in helping the mind and body integrate your past experiences and your future vision to live more harmoniously in the present.
Psychodynamic
Psychotherapy
We explore all the experiences and
places that have added to who you are. Your expansive experience widens the possibilities available to you in life.
Somatic
Experiencing
We recognize what you are experiencing
in the moment and how your experiences have impacted your body and central nervous system.
Client-Centered
Therapy
We seek to work collaboratively during sessions to meet you where you are. Each session is tailored to your unique needs and goals.
Begin your journey.
Reclaim your identity through counseling or coaching.
1. Book a session
Your first consult is completely free
with zero commitment.
2. Schedule services
We’ll choose a time to meet
virtually on a regular basis.
3. Discover your magic
Transform your experience from alienated to integrated.
Like you, I am a
third-culture individual.
I grew up between countries during my youth and struggled to find inner harmony and belonging. Through therapy, I discovered what third culture means and how my upbringing gave me unique challenges and strengths.The arduous journey from an alienated to an integrated misfit has been transformative and empowering.
Now I’m on a mission to help other multicultural individuals discover their unique strengths through counseling and coaching. My insightful, innovative, intentional approach has helped clients discover inner harmony, and I want to do the same for you. I hope to make the world more harmonious, one third-culture person at a time
“Monica was there for me in ways people haven’t been before. This is my first time getting help for my mental well-being. It was a struggle to open up, but Monica made it incredibly easy. She helped me a lot.”
Credentials and
Qualifications
- Master’s of Art in Mental Health Counseling from the MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas, 2020
- Multicultural Specialist with specialized training and experience in navigating multicultural concerns and issues in mental healing and wellbeing and in providing mental health care with cultural sensitivity.
- Member of Chi Sigma Iota, the International Counseling Honor Society since September 2019.
- Nationally Certified Counselor in the United States of America, and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Illinois [license# 178.017054], Minnesota [license# 02506], and Kansas [license# 3686].
Prepare for your journey.
Download your own free Misfit’s Journal to start exploring what makes you the beautiful misfit you are.
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