Madalyn Mouanoutoua

Madalyn Mouanoutoua is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Minnesota with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are feeling stuck with stress, anxiety, depression, eating concerns, trauma, and questions about life purpose. Sessions are conducted in English and focus on practical steps clients can try between meetings.

She uses several evidence-informed methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and the Gottman Method. In session she helps people notice unhelpful patterns, try small behavior changes, and practice new ways of relating to thoughts and feelings. That can look like learning new coping skills, doing short behavioral experiments, or talking through how past relationships affect current choices.

Madalyn emphasizes a client-centered way of working. She follows the pace clients set and focuses on concrete goals clients name. Sessions may include skills practice from DBT, values work from ACT, or cognitive restructuring from CBT depending on what the person wants to address.

Her additional focus areas include body image, attachment concerns, abandonment, codependency, commitment issues, gender dysphoria, immigration-related stress, chronic illness or pain, and loneliness. She also supports people wrestling with guilt, shame, emptiness, and recovery from domestic violence or past abuse.

People who choose her often want straightforward guidance about next steps. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session where priorities and goals are set together.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take action toward those values even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It is often useful for people who feel stuck by worry, avoidance, or uncertainty about direction.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to shift mood and functioning. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and body image or eating concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which tools to try first, adjust methods over time, and set short-term goals together. That way the work stays focused on whatever is most important to the client at the moment.

The original profile does not specify which session formats are offered online, so confirm the current options before booking. Many people appreciate online sessions because they can fit therapy into a busy day, have a shorter check-in when needed, or avoid travel. Talk with the therapist during the matching process about practical needs so sessions can be scheduled and structured to fit everyday life.