About Monica
Monica Garnett works from a practical, client-centered approach to help people who are feeling overwhelmed or stuck. She emphasizes clear goals and everyday strategies that make life more manageable. Monica uses straightforward talk, focused exercises, and coaching to help people regain control and build healthier patterns.
Monica is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, and a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC. She draws on three years of clinical experience in a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma and abuse, and addictions.
How Monica works
She also supports people facing compassion fatigue, anger, self-esteem struggles, and major life changes. In sessions she blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused strategies. That means she listens closely, helps clients identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and sets small, achievable goals to create change.
She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing when they fit the situation. Monica offers multiple online formats so people can choose what fits their schedule and comfort level. Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
She works with international clients and conducts sessions in English. People who reach out can expect a collaborative process aimed at practical outcomes. To begin they complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability.
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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
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
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Training and background
| Registers | LCPC, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Approaches that guide online therapy
Monica uses client-centered methods that focus on understanding each person's experience. This approach means the therapist listens with curiosity and shapes sessions around the client's priorities, which fits concerns like relationship stress or low self-esteem. Cognitive behavioral therapy is also central to her work; it looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and offers practical techniques to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Monica will collaborate with clients to decide which methods to try based on their goals and preferences. Sessions often mix approaches so clients get both immediate tools and longer-term skills work.
Online therapy offers flexibility and a range of ways to connect. Video calls let people see each other for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for ongoing support between sessions or for people who prefer typing. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different life demands.
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