Dr. Brenda L. Monjaras

Mindfulness is a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations.

Mindfulness is deliberately paying attention, and being fully aware of what is happening both inside and outside yourself - in your body, 

heart and mind - and ou

Mindfulness is a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations.

Mindfulness is deliberately paying attention, and being fully aware of what is happening both inside and outside yourself - in your body, 

heart and mind - and outside of yourself and in your environment. 

Mindfulness is used as a therapeutic technique. Mindfulness is awareness without criticism or judgement.  With Mindful breathing you find it easier to focus attention on the breath-an important skill to help you deal with stress, anxiety and negative emotions.

Mindful eating is not a diet. There are no menus or recipes. It’s learning more about HOW you eat than WHAT you eat. Each of us has mindless eating habits that keep us stuck.  Mindful eating is a transformation. It is learning to pay attention to your emotions during and after eating. Instead of putting food in your mouth, almost unconsci

Mindful eating is not a diet. There are no menus or recipes. It’s learning more about HOW you eat than WHAT you eat. Each of us has mindless eating habits that keep us stuck.  Mindful eating is a transformation. It is learning to pay attention to your emotions during and after eating. Instead of putting food in your mouth, almost unconsciously, not really tasting the food you’re eating, rushing to finish bites, barely chewing…with mindful eating you begin to notice your thoughts, feelings and sensations. Conscious awareness helps to shift you out of old habits. Benefits of mindful eating are: weight loss, reduce binge and emotional eating, managing and diabetes and chronic eating disorders.

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) was developed for people with recurring episodes of depression and Narcissistic abuse. It has been proven effective in patients with major depressive disorder.  Mindfulness-based relapse prevention is also helpful for treating generalized anxiety disorders, addictions and abused victims of the me

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) was developed for people with recurring episodes of depression and Narcissistic abuse. It has been proven effective in patients with major depressive disorder.  Mindfulness-based relapse prevention is also helpful for treating generalized anxiety disorders, addictions and abused victims of the mental disorder...Narcissist Personality Disorder. (NPD). Most important it has been shown to improve symptoms of depression in some people with physical health conditions, such as vascular disease and traumatic brain injury. These activities rebalance you to move away from automatic negative responses toward an understanding that there are other ways to respond to situations and heal from toxic abuse such as trauma bond. By developing a routine meditation practice, one can use the technique whenever they start to feel overwhelmed by negative emotions and have the tools to help them replace negative thought patterns with positive ones.

Nonviolent Communication is a communication and conflict-resolution process. It focuses on how to express oneself in a way that inspires empathy in others, and how to listen to them empathically in turn. Habits of thinking and speaking that lead to the use of violence (social, psychological and physical) are learned through culture. NVC h

Nonviolent Communication is a communication and conflict-resolution process. It focuses on how to express oneself in a way that inspires empathy in others, and how to listen to them empathically in turn. Habits of thinking and speaking that lead to the use of violence (social, psychological and physical) are learned through culture. NVC helps one identify shared needs, revealed by the thoughts and feelings that surround these needs, and collaborate to develop strategies that meet them. This creates both harmony and learning for future cooperation.

Expressive writing and art has many benefits for your mind, brain and body.

When we don’t know what else to do, putting words on paper feels tangible and real – and provides a personal and soothing experience.  When one doesn't feel like talking to anyone, writing can be one's voice. Writing helps us to explore and express emotions. It’s a

Expressive writing and art has many benefits for your mind, brain and body.

When we don’t know what else to do, putting words on paper feels tangible and real – and provides a personal and soothing experience.  When one doesn't feel like talking to anyone, writing can be one's voice. Writing helps us to explore and express emotions. It’s a way to cleanse pain and fear while recording accomplishments and charting progress.  Art therapy helps with stress and anxiety.  Stimulates Cognitive abilities.  Soothes pain. The power of art improves self-esteem and self-awareness. 

Brenda is a Mindfulness-based, Psychotherapist in Rome, Italy. She specializes in:

• Healing from Narcissist Abuse and Traumas-PhD "healing from the long term affects of Narcissistic Abuse
• Mindfulness Meditation
• Trauma therapy
• Non-violent communication (NVC)
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Em

Brenda is a Mindfulness-based, Psychotherapist in Rome, Italy. She specializes in:

• Healing from Narcissist Abuse and Traumas-PhD "healing from the long term affects of Narcissistic Abuse
• Mindfulness Meditation
• Trauma therapy
• Non-violent communication (NVC)
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
• Writing as a way of healing and art therapy.
• Works with Individual, group, couples therapy, family therapy, teens, young adults and children. Sessions in English, Spanish and Italian. Online sessions also available 
• BA in Education and Psychology; Masters and PhD in Psychology