About Monica
Monica Perez uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage stress and anxiety. She meets each person where they are and helps them build practical skills for daily life. Monica holds an LPCC, which is the California license for professional clinical counselors, and she brings five years of clinical experience to her work.
She focuses on common but painful problems like depression, low self-esteem, grief, and panic. She also helps people address family conflict, caregiving strain, and issues around attachment and communication.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to reduce overwhelming feelings and increase confidence and coping ability. Monica has worked in a range of settings, including independent practice, non-profit organizations, and crisis units. That mix exposed her to varied life situations and taught her to tailor support to each person’s needs.
She is particularly attentive to cultural factors and the ways they shape how people seek help. Her training includes a Master of Science in Professional Clinical Counseling and a Bachelor of Science in Sociology with a Spanish minor. While in graduate school she researched mental health practices in the Latinx community, which continues to inform her perspective.
In sessions she treats clients as the experts on their own lives and focuses on clear, achievable steps. Monica helps people explore values and goals, process grief and loss, and repair communication patterns. Her style is direct, respectful, and rooted in practical tools that can be used between sessions.
How Monica’s Approaches Work Online
Monica uses evidence-based techniques that focus on practical change and emotional regulation. One approach emphasizes building coping skills for anxiety and panic, teaching breathing, grounding, and step-by-step exposure to feared situations to reduce avoidance and distress. Another approach concentrates on processing grief and loss through guided conversation, meaning-making, and small behavioral steps to re-engage with daily life.Figuring out the right approach is a collaborative process. Monica will talk with a person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will try methods that fit the person’s needs and adjust as progress is tracked over time.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to work together. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and emotional work. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief, frequent contact possible between sessions and can help maintain momentum. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different life situations.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English