Monique Alden

Pulling away from feelings through overworking, numbing out, shutting down, substance use or acting out is one way of coping with the hard parts of life. My name is Monique Alden, and my practice as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist is in Santa Monica, California.

I hope clients find coping that builds connection instead of isolation. I ask for openness, trust and candor, and I aim to offer the same in return. Clients can work on being present with themselves and with others, and on understanding what they feel and how they react, by exploring the inner world. New meaning and new experiences may open up when a client gets curious about early life and about what has shaped their thinking and behavior.

Doing things differently is something clients and I can try together. I work in person, and I provide online therapy to clients in California.

Unclaimed listing. Summary compiled from this clinician’s public professional information and checked against California license records, October 2026.