Monica Marchant-Silva LCSW

Monica Marchant-Silva is a licensed clinical social worker in Private Practice at Mental Ease Services, PLLC. Monica has been practicing for over eight years as a bilingual therapist. Monica began her career as a a therapist at a community mental health clinic, where she provided therapy in both English and Spanish onsite, the schools her clients attended and in their homes. The goal was to make therapy as accessible as possible to the community she served. There she worked with children, adolescents and adults struggling with various mental health disorders such as anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, trauma, and schizophrenia. Monica also provided case management services to individuals she served there. Throughout her time there Monica worked with other individuals at the clinic that provided supporting services to the individuals she served.

After her experience at the community mental health clinic, Monica transitioned into a group private practice. Monica mainly worked with the Latino population and provided therapy both in Spanish and English. Throughout the five years she worked at this group private practice, she majorly worked with individuals struggling with anxiety, bipolar disorder, and depression.
After taking a year off to be a stay-at-home mom, Monice established Mental Ease Services, PLLC.

Monica now specializes in treating anxiety and depression. She has specialized training in treating anxiety. Monica works with adolescents and adults, providing individual, couples, and family therapy. She believes in meeting people where they are by providing a tailored treatment plan. Monica incorporates a combination of different approaches to treatment, such as cognitive behavioral therapy and Acceptance and commitment therapy. She believes that emotions are a natural occurrence in our everyday day and encourages others to embrace our emotions as a form to give ourselves grace and grow self-awareness. Monica is passionate about being a therapist. She has a passion for treating the Latino population and providing therapy in Spanish. Monica aims to provide people struggling with emotional pain a space where they can be heard, supported, and validated.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in applied psychology from UIC
Master’s in clinical social work from Jane Addams College of Social Work