- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Monica
Monica Avalos is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with seven years of clinical experience. She focuses on everyday concerns that weigh on parents and adults, including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting challenges, and ADHD. Monica frames the work around each person's strengths and goals.
She aims to make the first step feel manageable and straightforward. Monica uses practical, down-to-earth methods in sessions. She listens first to understand each person's story and priorities.
Background and approach
Then she offers strategies drawn from evidence-based approaches to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and handle life transitions. Sessions often include skill building for handling strong emotions, improving routines, and reducing overwhelm. She teaches simple tools for coping with grief, managing attention challenges, and improving self-esteem.
Conversations are paced so people can try ideas between meetings and report back what works. Monica also supports people facing work stress, questions about identity including LGBT concerns, and changes like divorce or relocation. She helps clients clarify values and make choices that fit their lives.
The focus stays on practical steps that people can use right away. Her style is collaborative and respectful. Monica treats clients as the experts on their lives and offers guidance based on what each person says they need.
For parents looking for calmer routines or adults navigating a life transition, she aims to help create steady, manageable change.
What Monica works with
Everything Monica lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Monica helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Monica lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches and how they fit into online therapy
Monica draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shape online work. ACT helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values, which can be useful for parenting decisions and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression.She treats the choice of approach as a collaborative process. During early sessions she will listen to your concerns, outline options, and try methods that match your goals and daily life. Clients and therapist adjust the plan together based on what helps most in real life.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make working on goals more practical. Video calls let you use visual cues and a fuller conversation. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging support shorter check-ins, skill practice, and ongoing encouragement between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare, and other responsibilities while keeping the focus on usable tools and steady progress.
Questions people ask about Monica
What concerns does Monica help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem, parenting concerns, ADHD, and related life changes such as divorce, relocation, and career shifts.
How does she approach therapy?
Her approach is collaborative and practical, combining client-centered listening with techniques from CBT, ACT, DBT, and mindfulness to teach skills you can use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
Monica has seven years of experience in clinical settings helping people manage mood, anxiety, grief, and parenting stress.
Where is Monica licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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