Monika graduated from Tartu University's Faculty of Economics and Tallinn University's social work major, in addition, she completed her master's degree in language editing and communication at Tallinn University's master's program.

She has been working in the field of mental health for almost 20 years. As a social worker, she has advised people with mental health concerns and their close ones, and she also managed the communication of the Tallinn Mental Health Center for eight years.

Monika's deeper interest and sympathy is the autism spectrum. She has developed a special group program designed to support the communication skills of people with autism spectrum disorder. She has given numerous trainings and lectures on the topic of mental health and teaches the principles of psychosocial rehabilitation to students of mental health nursing at Tallinn Health Care College. She is also passionate about everything related to language, because she knows that a clearly and beautifully formulated thought can bring a lot of relief in a difficult time.