Virginia Monreal

Virginia Monreal, ACU Intern Supervised by Bethany Luna, LMFT-S

I am passionate about providing compassionate, developmentally attuned care to children, adolescents, and their families. I strive to create a safe, supportive, and collaborative therapeutic environment where young people feel seen, heard, and valued. I believe that healing and growth happen within the context of safe relationships, and I work to foster a space where youth and caregivers can explore challenges with openness and trust.

My approach is grounded in a systemic and relational lens, recognizing that each individual is shaped by their family, relationships, and broader environment. I enjoy working with individuals, couples and families as they navigate emotional, relational, and developmental transitions, including anxiety, identity development, family dynamics, peer relationships, and life stressors. I integrate evidence-based practices with a strengths-based perspective, helping clients build emotional awareness, resilience, and practical coping skills.

I also incorporate Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) into my work. This approach helps clients identify their existing strengths, resources, and moments when problems feel more manageable. Rather than focusing solely on the problem, SFBT encourages clients to envision what meaningful change looks like and to take small, achievable steps toward that vision. This approach can be especially helpful for individuals managing anxiety, navigating life stressors, and couples experiencing relational conflict, as it supports clients in recognizing their capabilities, improving communication, and building practical strategies that promote lasting change.

I am dedicated to partnering with clients to support meaningful and sustainable change. Through empathy, curiosity, and collaboration, my goal is to empower clients to better understand themselves, strengthen their relationships, and move toward greater confidence and well-being.

Virginia is accepting new clients.
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Coaching Versus Therapy

 

These are two VERY different experiences.  You get to choose what serves you best in your life today.

As a therapist, Bethany listens and uses evidence-based approaches that she's learned in school and in trainings.  It's such valuable work.  We dive deep in the trauma and the pain of the past, and we explore different ways to frame and shape those experiences.  As a therapy client, you will gain psycho-education and knowledge of current research-based practices and be challenged to implement changes in your thoughts, feelings and actions.

As a coach, Bethany is a mirror: reflecting and channeling.  She is a vessel and uses her energetic responses and embodied experiences to support you.  As a coaching client, we focus on upleveling your experience through energetic, embodied practices, accessing your consciousness through accessing the collective healing of the Universe.

Bethany is the same person, but these are two VERY different healing experiences she uses to support you.  As a therapist, Bethany does not discuss religion or spirituality without prompting; however, as a coach, our entire work is focused on accessing the energies of the Universe and ourselves.

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Artistic Truths

 

The logo of Phoenix Moon Healing is in the shape of a moon to signify our connection to the earth and our spirit animals.  It is a call to remember to access the parts of us that the world has quieted with its structure, rules and bullshit.  A call to howl at the moon and access our aligned self that is raw and vulnerable, to bring the yin and the yang of the feminine and masculine energies.  The phoenix signifies our constant evolution, becoming and unbecoming, all the same and all different.  The phoenix is our steady energetic signature of strength as we activate and access our highest self.

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