Monica Rusinowski, MA, LPC-Associate (she/her) -- License # 98917

Passionate, Engaged, Warm, & Playful

Monica is a bilingual therapist and the child of immigrants who believes that true healing grows from the threads that connect us — to our bodies, to the people around us, and to the world we inhabit. Growing up between cultures, she learned early how identity, language, and community shape our sense of self. Her journey to counseling has been shaped not only by professional experience in diverse communities and holistic mind-body practices, but also by years of personal self-healing and self-discovery through reading, reflection, and engagement with feminist theory and history. These experiences have deepened her understanding of how gender, power, and society influence our inner lives and relationships.

She works with women and femmes who have ADHD and has a nuanced understanding of how gender shapes ADHD lived experiences. Monica provides compassionate support for the unique challenges and strengths ADHD brings, helping clients navigate identity, relationships, and self-trust with insight and validation. In working with Monica, clients will learn about themselves and ways to leverage their neurodiversity to their benefit, allowing it to enhance their lives rather than hinder them.

Monica is also passionate about supporting women in reclaiming their sensuality, self-trust, and pleasure, particularly in the wake of trauma. Her work in this area integrates conversation, somatic awareness, mindfulness, and embodiment practices, including yoga. By creating a safe and affirming space where clients can explore intimacy, desire, boundaries, and identity without shame, the therapeutic space allows clients to heal, reconnect, and embody their true sensual power.

Through therapy, Monica guides clients to reconnect with themselves fully. In connecting to their bodies, minds, desires, and voices, clients can cultivate lives that feel grounded, empowered, and authentically their own.

Personal

Monica grew up in New York and moved to Austin to go to UT in 2016. She started her career as a bilingual teacher in 2020 and transferred into the mental health field after 2 years. Monica is an avid reader, yogi, chef, and traveler. She has been to over 30 countries and loves learning about places, people, and cultures. While she loves to travel, when she is home in Austin, you can most likely find her at Barton Springs or Zilker tanning, reading a book, and enjoying the heat and sunshine. Monica has practiced yoga for 10 years and is a regular at Black Swan and Lizard Yoga. She loves to be outside, with the people she loves, and surrounded by nature. While a lover of dogs, she is currently dogless (for now…). She is always open to a good book or restaurant recommendation!

Education & Credentials

• Licensed Professional Counselor Associate #98917 (Texas) supervised by Tammy Fisher, LPC-S #63345
• M.A., Clinical Mental Health Counseling, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology 
• B.S. in Applied Learning and Developments, Bilingual Education, The University of Texas at Austin

Trainings & Workshops

• Plan-A-Doula Training
• Navigating the Evolution of Female Desire
• Sex Therapy: Somatic Perspectives 
• TBRI: Trust Based Relational Interventions 
• Internal Family System