Hi, I’m Monica.

Therapist. Healer. Grounded Guide

Cepín Psychotherapy Founder

Why I Do This Work

This practice began with my own healing… my understanding of what it feels like to carry pain without a place to set it down.

Therapy changed my life. It gave me language, clarity, and room to become someone I had never been allowed to be.

That transformation shaped not only my clinical identity, but the foundation of this practice. As we grow, our core remains the same: grounded, direct, compassionate care rooted in truth and humanity.

At Cepín Psychotherapy I support trans and gender-expansive folx, BIPOC communities and anyone navigating identity, culture, grief or major life transitions. My approach honors your whole self: your lineage, language, relationships, boundaries and becoming.

Healing isn’t about being “fixed.”

It’s about knowing yourself deeply enough to move differently in the world.

my approach

My Story

I grew up navigating grief, loss and complicated family dynamics. Like many of my clients, I learned to be strong long before I learned to be supported. I carried anger I didn’t understand. I armored up to survive. And I hurt myself and people I cared about without realizing why.

Therapy became the space where everything shifted.

It helped me see where my pain came from and how to transform it into something empowering. It helped me forgive, set boundaries and choose a different path.

The work I’ve done in my own healing is the same clarity, honesty and care I bring to my clients today.

What Working With Me Feels Like

Real conversations, not clinical coldness

Space where your identity and culture are honored

Clarity about the patterns shaping your life

Support without judgment

A therapist who’s done her own work and meets you with truth

Healing at your pace…no pressure, no performing

I support adults navigating:

  • Identity & gender exploration

  • Grief, emotional pain or family wounds

  • Cultural disconnection & ancestral healing

  • Burnout, overwhelm, or major transitions

Who I Work Best With

Credentials

Monica Cepín, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, BCD (she, her)

  • Hunter College School of Social Work — 2011

    Monica completed her MSW at Hunter College, one of the most respected social work programs in the country, with a focus on clinical practice and community-centered care.

  • Monica has spent more than a decade supporting clients through identity exploration, trauma, grief, cultural disconnection and major life transitions. Her experience includes work with LGBTQ+ communities, trans and gender-expansive folx and BIPOC clients across a wide range of settings.

  • American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work — Certificate #60388 (2018)

    This is one of the highest credentials in clinical social work, awarded to seasoned clinicians who demonstrate advanced competency, ethical excellence and specialized expertise.

  • Monica completed a psychoanalytic training program that deepened her work in identity, attachment, relational patterns and unconscious processes. This training strengthens her ability to guide clients through deep, long-term healing.

  • Monica completed her Mindfulness Mentor Training with Banyan, deepening her work in breath, presence and nervous system awareness. This training supports clients in reconnecting to their bodies, processing emotion and building a more grounded relationship with themselves.

Care, Values and Accountability

Cepin Psychotherapy is committed to providing care that is affirming, respectful, and grounded in an understanding of how identity, power, and lived experience shape our mental health.

This practice recognizes that systems of oppression — including racism, colonialism, ableism, transphobia, homophobia, fatphobia, and economic inequity — have real and lasting impacts on individuals and communities. Therapy does not happen outside of these realities.

Care here is rooted in:

  • Respect for each person’s self-identified experience

  • Affirmation of trans, nonbinary, queer, and gender-expansive lives

  • Cultural humility rather than cultural assumption

  • An understanding that healing is not one-size-fits-all

Cepin Psychotherapy approaches this work with curiosity, accountability, and an ongoing commitment to learning. This includes examining personal and professional bias, staying engaged in continued education, and remaining open to feedback when harm occurs.

You deserve therapy that feels aligned, grounded and real.

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