- Client-Centered Therapy
- CBT strategies
- Emotion regulation skills
About Monica
Monica Williams is a North Carolina Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with 15 years of experience. She works with adults who are wrestling with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, depression, and ADHD. Monica also lists concerns such as guilt and shame among her focus areas.
She favors straightforward conversation and practical tools. Sessions often include talking through what keeps someone stuck, noticing unhelpful thought patterns, and trying small behavior changes. Monica blends an intuitive perspective with talking therapies to support people who want to make changes in their day-to-day life.
Monica describes her style as down-to-earth and approachable. She uses humor at times to ease difficult topics and invites clients to bring their spiritual or holistic interests into sessions if that matters to them. Sessions aim to be engaging and to break large problems into manageable steps.
Her clinical work draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Internal Family Systems. Those approaches show up as listening, helping identify patterns of thinking, practicing emotion regulation skills, and noticing different parts of the self that hold difficult feelings.
People often come to Monica when they feel stuck despite trying self-help and reflection. She works with adults who want practical ways to address guilt, shame, and long-running worries about purpose, relationships, or family of origin issues.
How Monica Uses Therapy Models and Online Work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and helping a person feel understood. It emphasizes the client's own goals and helps people notice what they already know about themselves and their values.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and some forms of guilt or shame.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Monica will talk with each person about goals, past attempts, and what feels most useful. Together they choose methods and try them for a few sessions to see what fits best.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions are scheduled. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow a quicker check-in between appointments. Ask about specific formats and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire so the practical details match your routine.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, depression, and ADHD. Additional focuses include guilt and shame, family of origin issues, and communication problems.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach blends straightforward talk with practical tools and occasional humor. She includes clients' spiritual or holistic interests when that matters to them.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience in mental health work.
What credential and location information is provided?
She is a North Carolina Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, noted as NC LCMHC, practicing from North Carolina.
What languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she take international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions billed and what about cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.