About Monica
Monica Farrer is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in North Carolina who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship and parenting concerns. She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Monica aims to create a calm space where clients can talk through what feels hardest right now.
With 11 years of experience, Monica adapts her work to each person's needs. She listens for practical patterns that make daily life harder, then helps clients build small, doable changes.
How Monica works
Sessions can focus on coping skills for mood and sleep, strategies for reducing substance use, or ways to handle tense moments in relationships. Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Conversations tend to be focused and goal-oriented, while still allowing time to process deeper emotions.
Monica uses tools that help people notice thoughts and try different behaviors to see what really helps. Monica also addresses issues that come up around family life and life transitions. That includes blended family challenges, caregiver stress, divorce and separation, and career shifts.
She pays attention to how cultural background and veteran or armed forces experiences can shape a person’s worries. People who choose Monica can expect a tailored plan and practical steps to try between sessions. She supports clients as they test new ways of coping and adjust the plan as progress is made.
The aim is steady, sustainable change rather than quick fixes.
Monica lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Monica works with
The areas below are the ones Monica selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
Approaches to change you can use online
Monica uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people make real changes. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience so goals come from the client's priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors that maintain stress or low mood and teaches practical skills to break those cycles.She also incorporates dialectical behavior therapy ideas for emotion regulation and distress tolerance when strong feelings get in the way of daily life. These methods teach specific skills people can practice between sessions to handle intense moments, reduce impulsive actions, and improve relationships. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work, and Monica will collaborate with each person to decide what fits their needs and goals.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video works well for face-to-face conversations, phone is helpful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options give flexibility so therapy can fit into work, family, and daily life.
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