About Monica
Monica Giuffre is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, and major life changes. She aims to offer a steady, warm presence so clients can feel seen while they work through depression, grief, self-esteem concerns, and ADHD-related struggles.
Monica prefers straightforward, collaborative sessions where clients set goals and she helps them move toward those goals. She draws on acceptance and commitment therapy to help clients notice difficult thoughts and still live in line with their values.
How Monica works
Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to break down problems into small, doable steps and to change unhelpful thinking patterns. Attachment-based ideas guide conversations about how early relationships shape expectations in current relationships and self-worth. Monica describes her approach as client-centered and interactive.
She listens without judgment and uses practical tools and homework when that fits the client's goals. Sessions can include talking, skill practice, and creative ways to try new behaviors between meetings. With five years of counseling experience, Monica has worked with a wide range of concerns including communication problems, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, and substance use issues.
She also supports people facing divorce or separation, dissociation, impulsivity, and issues related to intellectual disability and autism spectrum presentations. Monica offers therapy in English and accepts international clients. Her work focuses on building trust, helping people make concrete changes, and supporting them as they try new ways of coping and relating to others.
Monica lists 8 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.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How Monica Uses Approaches Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and when life changes make decisions feel overwhelming. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. It works well for depression, anxiety, and problems like impulsivity or addictive behaviors. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape expectations and patterns in current relationships and self-view, helping people repair connection and communication issues. Figuring out which approaches will help is a shared process. Monica collaborates with each client to try techniques, notice what helps, and adjust the plan as goals evolve. Sessions are practical and goal-focused so clients can test new skills between meetings and discuss what changed. Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be a simpler option, and live chat or text-based messaging offer shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options provide flexibility for scheduling, different comfort levels with being on camera, and multiple ways to practice skills with her guidance.Start online instead of waiting
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