Monique Rourk, LMHC, LPC

Monique Rourk is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor with 20 years in the field. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, anger, and mood disorders. Sessions aim to be down-to-earth and focused on clear goals. Monique encourages clients to take an active role in planning their work together.

Her style is compassionate and non-judgmental. She meets people where they are and balances talk therapy with skill-based work. Together with each person she chooses approaches that fit their needs and situation.

Monique uses a mix of client-centered care, cognitive behavioral techniques, and dialectical behavior ideas. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are part of her toolbox when they help a person move forward. The focus is practical skills - managing strong feelings, changing unhelpful thoughts, and building healthier routines.

She also addresses concerns related to attachment, abandonment, body image, codependency, communication problems, and sexual expression including BDSM and kink. That work often includes safety planning, building self-awareness, and practicing new ways to communicate.

Monique holds a master's degree in mental health counseling and is licensed in Michigan. Her approach aims to reduce emotional distress and support more satisfying daily life through skills, insight, and steady progress.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Monique commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered therapy in online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect feelings and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a respectful, empathetic relationship where the person guides the pace and focus of sessions to build self-awareness and agency.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals, try techniques that seem helpful, and adjust based on what actually works for you. You and the therapist decide together whether to focus more on skills practice, exploration of feelings, or a mix of both.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let you meet face-to-face when meeting in person is hard. Phone sessions can be a good option when lower bandwidth or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit brief check-ins into a busy day and to track progress between longer sessions. These formats increase flexibility and make it simpler to maintain regular work on therapy goals.