Dr. Monika Sharma

About Monika

My approach

My approach blends deep, nonjudgmental listening with questions that spark insight. From there, we build practical strategies: inner tools to manage feelings and shift old narratives, and outer steps to show up differently in your relationships and life. You’ll have support and encouragement, plus accountability to follow through.

About me

I’m a clinical psychologist, hypnotherapist, and life coach with over 25 years of experience helping clients navigate burnout, career crossroads, and the deeper life questions that surface in midlife. As a former group practice owner, entrepreneur, and now solo practitioner, I bring both professional expertise and lived experience to my work.

More background

In what ways have your personal experiences influenced your work with your clients?

I’m a clinical psychologist, hypnotherapist, and life coach with over 25 years of experience helping clients navigate burnout, career crossroads, and the deeper life questions that surface in midlife. As a former group practice owner, entrepreneur, and now solo practitioner, I bring both professional expertise and lived experience to my work.

As a single mom by choice, I understand the courage it takes to make life-altering decisions—whether it’s redefining a career path, rebuilding after burnout, or choosing a nontraditional route to family. Through evidence-based psychotherapy, solution-focused coaching, and hypnosis, I help clients realign with their values, reclaim vitality, and step into a more fulfilling next chapter.

My work is especially suited for midlife professionals, entrepreneurs, and parents ready to move beyond “just getting through the day” toward living with energy, clarity, and purpose.

What should we know about your experiences and background?

As a PsyPact approved clinical psychologist, I'm authorized to work with clients in 45 of the USA states. More states continue to be added over time. Visit the PsyPact to see if your state is included: https://psypact.gov/page/psypactmap

Work history

My journey in mental health and psychology spans over two decades, and throughout that time I've had the opportunity to develop my skills in some really meaningful and varied settings.

Early in my career, I worked as a Clinical Therapist at GlenOaks Therapeutic Day School, where I provided therapy to middle and high school students. This experience taught me how to work collaboratively — with teachers, families, and school staff — to support young people not just emotionally, but academically and socially as well. It's where I first learned that healing doesn't happen in isolation; it takes a whole community working together.

From there, I moved into higher education, working as an Adjunct Professor at Argosy University for nearly a decade. I taught courses in Counseling Skills, Couples & Family Therapy, and Group Therapy, and I also mentored practicum students in their hands-on training. Teaching others how to be effective therapists deepened my own understanding of what good therapy actually looks like.

Around the same time, I became the Director of Counseling Services at the International Academy of Design & Technology, where I built a counseling department from the ground up. I hired and supervised clinicians, and worked across departments to bring mental health education and outreach to the broader college community. This is where my passion for leadership and creating supportive, inclusive environments really took shape.

In 2008, I took the leap into entrepreneurship and founded NVision You, PLLC, my own private practice, which I ran for 16 years. This was where so many of my areas of expertise came together at once. I led a team of therapists, interns, and administrative staff, navigating the full complexity of running a business while also continuing to provide therapy and hypnosis directly to clients. I managed everything from team wellbeing to business growth to crisis situations — and I learned firsthand how much the health of a workplace affects the people within it.

Today, through Sharma Psychology, PLLC, I focus my work on professionals — providing psychotherapy and hypnosis, and helping people build stronger relationships both personally and in their careers. Everything I do is grounded in the understanding that mental wellness and professional success are deeply connected, and that a thriving, collaborative environment makes both possible.

Specialties

Types of therapy

Who Monika works with

Ages

Adults, Elders (65+)

Communities

LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Asian American, Neurodivergent, Single Parents

Languages

English

Education and training

Doctorate of Psychology in Clinical Psychology, Relationship Therapy, Multi-systemic Conceptualization, Illinois School of Professional Psychology - Chicago, 2000

Certifications

Hypnosis training through the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH)

Life Coaching certification through the Jay Shetty Certification School

Holistic Health Counseling through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition (INN)