About Monica
Monica Garnett uses a practical, client-centered approach to help people manage stress and anxiety. She combines straightforward conversation with tools from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused work. Monica aims to help people build coping skills and regain a sense of control.
Monica holds LCPC and LPC credentials and brings three years of clinical practice in her current role. She listens first, then helps clients set small, achievable goals. Sessions focus on concrete steps rather than abstract theory.
Background and approach
People come to her for many issues including depression, grief, relationship strain, anger, self-esteem, and intimacy-related concerns. She also supports those facing addictions, compassion fatigue, trauma and abuse, and life transitions. Monica helps people break problems into manageable parts and try simple experiments between sessions.
Her style is collaborative and direct. She uses elements of cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and DBT skills for emotional regulation. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods are used to clarify priorities and map quick changes.
Sessions are offered online in several formats so clients can fit care into busy lives. Monica works with English-speaking clients and accepts international clients. The approach is focused on usable skills and steady progress over time.
Approaches That Translate Well to Online Care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's perspective. The therapist follows the client's lead, helping them name priorities and build on their own strengths. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress when people want clear steps to try between sessions.Finding the right method is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to choose which approaches fit their goals and preferences. That collaborative process can include trying different tools from DBT, motivational interviewing, or solution-focused techniques and adjusting as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people have a session similar to meeting in person. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier if someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text can serve as shorter check-ins or a way to work through thoughts between longer appointments. These options help fit therapy into work, school, or family schedules and make it easier to keep up with regular sessions.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, New Jersey, California, Virginia
- Languages
- English