Monica Garnett, LCPC, LPC

Monica Garnett is a licensed counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and life transitions. She uses practical strategies to help clients feel more in control and more aware of their patterns. Monica draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside other approaches to guide short- and longer-term work.

She approaches sessions in a collaborative, engaging way. Monica listens first, then helps people set clear, manageable goals. Her style emphasizes skills you can use between sessions, like coping strategies and ways to regulate emotions.

Monica has three years of experience as a licensed therapist, holding LCPC and LPC credentials. Her work covers concerns such as depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, compassion fatigue, anger, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, and coaching. She also helps people work through family-related stress and communication struggles.

In sessions she mixes practical tools and client-centered conversation. Techniques may include identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, building problem-solving steps, and practicing communication skills. She uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing when they match a person’s goals.

Monica offers multiple remote session formats to fit different needs. She supports short check-ins and deeper therapeutic work depending on what someone needs. To begin, she asks people to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a time that suits them.

Using practical approaches in online therapy

Monica often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thought patterns that contribute to anxiety, low mood, or relationship strain. CBT breaks concerns into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches small experiments to test new ways of thinking.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space. That approach centers the client's goals and pace, helping people feel heard while they decide what to work on. Monica may include elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy when regulation skills and distress tolerance are needed to manage strong emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Monica will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. She adapts techniques over time and checks in regularly to make adjustments.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which allows flexibility for different schedules and situations. Video calls support deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during busy days. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, short coaching, or when writing helps process thoughts.