Dr. Monica Sophia D. Tuason

Resident Member, Process Group Leader

(671) 647-5731 monica.tuason@gbhwc.guam.gov

Monica Sophia Tuason (pronouns: she/her/hers) is currently working at Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center, Professional Support Services as a psychologist, post-doctorate fellowship intern. She has been a registered psychologist in the Philippines since 2013. Previously, she worked as a counselor for 20 years at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines. In 2016, she earned her Ph.D. in psychology from Ateneo de Manila University, with a focus on clinical psychology. She interned at UGAT Foundation Inc., a Jesuit apostolate dedicated to promoting and addressing mental health and wellness for the underprivileged. There she led a trauma-focused mental health program for students who were survivors of typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). Akin to this, she served as a senior facilitator and counselor for the wellness program of the career ministers and employees of the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila, the Philippine Consulate in Jeddah, and the Embassy in Riyadh. She is an active member of the Psychological Association of the Philippines and the Philippine Mental Health Association. She has a special interest in brief, strategic, systemic, and solution-focused approaches in assessment and therapy for grassroots individuals and families. She is also an active member of the Grail International Women’s movement, an international, spiritual, cultural, and social movement of women dedicated to social justice and peace, which has a special accredited status with the UN Economic and Social Council. This enabled her to attend the 54th annual Commission of the Status of Women meeting in New York. From 2010-2013, she was the official delegate of the Grail in the Philippines to the International Council of the Grail and she represented the country in international meetings in Brazil and South Africa. Earlier, she was given a Grail grant to be a delegate to the World Youth Day 2008. She has continuously provided ongoing formation to the movement’s Philippine members.