Lucas DeMonte, M.Ed., Ed.S.
Licensed Professional Counselor

Credentials
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Master of Education and Education Specialist, University of Florida, Concentration: Mental Health Counseling
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Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Bachelor of Arts in Women’s Studies, Minor in Health Disparities in Society, University of Florida
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Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education and Supervision, Anticipated Completion 2023, Northern Illinois University
Therapeutic Approach
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Relational Cultural Therapy
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy
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Narrative Therapy
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Culturally Responsive and Systemic
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Strengths-Based
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Trauma Focused and Healing Engaged
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Multicultural and Social Justice-Informed
Lucas DeMonte, M.Ed., Ed.S.
Licensed Professional Counselor
He / Him
Clinical Focus
Adolescent/Young Adults, Adults
Sexual/Affectional/Intersex/Gender Expansive Identities, Multicultural Identity Development, PTSD/CPTSD/Trauma, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Bipolar and Related Disorders
Clinical Specialties
Mood Disorders (Bipolar, Depression, Anxiety) | ADHD | Dissociative Disorders | Dual Diagnoses | Spirituality and Religiosity | Chronic Illness Management | Chronic Pain Management | Non-monogamy, Polyamory
Lucas DeMonte (he/him/his) M.Ed., Ed.S. is a queer trans man pursuing his Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision at Northern Illinois University, who recently graduated with his Mental Health Counseling master’s from the University of Florida. Lucas seeks to provide an affirming space, especially for folks at various intersections of identity, who have experienced systemic otherness, trauma, and oppression.
Lucas centers a trauma focused, relational-cultural lens to build a meaningful, culturally-responsive therapeutic relationship. He incorporates psychoeducation, challenge by choice/consent, and active coping strategies for clients to employ outside of the therapeutic setting. Outside of work, Lucas plays his musical instruments, accidentally reads multiple books simultaneously, tends to his (too many) plants, and hikes with his deaf pit-mix, Bo Peep.