- CBT informed methods
- Emotional literacy work
- Relapse prevention skills
About Monetta
Monetta Givens is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana with 26 years of helping people. She has nearly 15 years as an LPC and prior work as a licensed addiction counselor in inpatient treatment. Her practice focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, anger, and depression, with additional attention to communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, self-love, women's issues, and workplace concerns.
She favors straightforward, practical work in sessions. She teaches emotional literacy and helps clients recognize patterns that keep them stuck. She uses cognitive-behavioral interventions such as coping skills training, identifying triggers, journaling, thought records, and cognitive distortion work to address distressing thoughts and reactions.
Monetta also uses a person-centered stance, which means she respects clients' right to make their own choices and emphasizes support for each person's goals. Her background in addiction counseling informs relapse prevention strategies and approaches to managing strong emotions like anger and intense stress.
Sessions often include psychoeducation and concrete skill-building aimed at making daily life more manageable. She helps people practice new ways of communicating and responding to difficult feelings. The work is practical and goal-oriented, focused on steps people can use outside of session.
People who come for help with guilt and shame will find attention to how thoughts and behaviors maintain those feelings. Monetta encourages developing self-awareness, building coping strategies, and practicing small, steady changes to reduce distress and improve functioning.
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions can help
Monetta uses cognitive-behavioral techniques that focus on thoughts and behaviors. This approach involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, keeping thought records, and practicing coping skills. It can help with anxiety, depression, guilt, shame, and stress by giving clear strategies to manage moments of distress.She also emphasizes psychoeducation and relapse prevention skills drawn from her prior addiction counseling work. Psychoeducation explains how reactions develop and why certain habits persist, while relapse prevention offers concrete plans to handle setbacks and strong emotions like anger.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and the specific challenges they bring. Sessions can shift over time as needs change, and decisions about techniques happen together.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Some formats may also be better when low bandwidth or less screen time is preferred, while others allow full face-to-face conversation. Ask about the options offered when you schedule.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
26+ years
Listed in
Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, anger, and depression. Additional focuses include communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, self-love, women's issues, and workplace concerns.
How does she approach guilt and shame in sessions?
She uses practical techniques like emotional literacy, journaling, thought records, and identifying triggers to clarify how guilt or shame show up. The work centers on changing unhelpful thought patterns and building coping skills.
What is her clinical background?
She has 26 years of experience, including about 15 years as an LPC and prior work as a licensed addiction counselor in inpatient treatment starting in 2000. That history informs her approach to relapse prevention and strong emotion management.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) practicing in Louisiana. The profile lists Louisiana as her location.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are for clients within the therapist's supported region.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact rates depend on the client's location.
What should I do to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
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