About Monica
Monica Purvis is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, parenting struggles, relationship concerns, and addiction-related issues. She works with people facing trauma, intimacy and self-esteem problems, career stress, and life transitions. Monica brings a calm, practical presence to sessions and focuses on clear, doable steps forward.
Monica uses approaches that center the client's own goals and strengths. She combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and build better habits.
How Monica works
She also applies solution-focused strategies to set short-term goals and trauma-focused work when past events cause ongoing distress. Her practice emphasizes straightforward coping skills. People can expect to learn tools for managing anger, improving communication, and easing symptoms of depression or anxiety.
Monica also addresses complex family concerns such as blended family dynamics, adoption and foster care issues, and separation or divorce impacts. With 21 years of experience, Monica brings long-term clinical perspective to everyday problems. She aims to make therapy practical and approachable, offering options that fit a person’s schedule and needs.
Sessions are offered in English and are based in Georgia. Monica helps people facing feelings of abandonment, attachment struggles, guilt or shame, impulsivity, isolation, and compassion fatigue. She focuses on building resilience so people can move forward with clearer priorities and steadier coping skills.
Monica lists 4 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
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- 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 | Georgia |
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Online support options
How these approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. In online sessions this means the therapist listens closely, reflects what is said, and helps people identify their own goals and strengths. This approach is helpful for issues like low self-esteem, relationship worries, and coping with life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior. Online CBT often uses structured conversations and short exercises to spot unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and stress management.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress or challenges appear.
Online sessions offer flexibility and practical advantages. Video calls let people see visual cues and do more in-depth work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is a concern. Live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter check-ins, quick skill practice, and an option when staying off camera helps focus on words alone. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep progress moving forward.
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