About Monica
Monica Torres is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Texas with 19 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the fallout from trauma and abuse. Monica emphasizes straightforward, practical support so clients can make steady progress.
She works with people who are struggling with self-esteem, relationship challenges, and major life changes. Monica helps clients name what is most painful, sort through emotions, and build small daily habits that reduce overwhelm.
Background and approach
She also addresses issues such as abandonment, attachment struggles, and codependency in clear, usable terms. Monica uses a mix of talking and skill-based practice during sessions. Conversations are direct but warm, and she guides people through strategies to change unhelpful thinking and manage intense feelings.
She also focuses on communication skills so clients can handle conflict more effectively. Therapy with Monica moves at a realistic pace. She helps people set short-term goals and tracks progress with simple tools.
Her work is collaborative: she listens closely, offers feedback, and adapts methods to fit each person’s needs. Sessions are available in English and Spanish. Monica aims to help people regain a sense of control and clarity, whether they are coping with chronic stress, life transitions, or ongoing emotional pain.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and then act in ways that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions when someone wants clearer direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on spotting and changing patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going; it works well for anxiety, low mood, and stress by teaching practical tools to use day to day. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotional reactions, and it can help people who struggle with trust, abandonment, or repeated relationship conflicts.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Monica will collaborate with clients to pick approaches that match their goals and preferences. That means trying techniques, noticing what helps, and adjusting the plan across sessions so the work stays relevant and doable.
Online therapy makes these approaches accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and seeing nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients share brief updates, practice skills between sessions, or check in on tough moments. These options provide flexibility so therapy can fit into a busy life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English, Spanish