About Monica
Monica Mendoza helps adults who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or life changes. She works with people facing addiction recovery, trauma, relationship and family struggles, grief, career strain, and compassion fatigue. Monica is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 21 years of practice in behavioral health in Texas.
Her work has included both outpatient and inpatient settings. That experience includes crisis assessment, intervention, and stabilization. She draws on a range of methods to match what each person needs on a given day.
How Monica works
Monica describes her style as action-oriented and practical. She challenges unhelpful thoughts while staying humble and compassionate. Sessions focus on setting goals, finding motivation, and building concrete skills to manage emotions and behavior.
She values a collaborative relationship and believes people grow when they feel understood and supported. Monica encourages clients to accept what cannot be changed and to take steps toward what can be changed. She frames therapy as a partnership that balances insight with doable action.
Monica remains committed to learning and professional growth after two decades of practice. Her approach blends client-centered care with cognitive and mindfulness strategies, along with techniques to help increase motivation and emotional regulation. She aims to help people find a steadier, more hopeful path forward.
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
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 21 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online work and progress
Monica often uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide online sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and building a trusting relationship so people feel heard and can explore goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful thinking and coping behaviors.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Monica will talk with the client about their goals, symptoms, and preferences and then suggest methods that fit. She adapts interventions over time so the approach stays useful and relevant to real-life challenges.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues for deeper conversation, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging work well for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options help clients fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain steady progress.
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