- Years in practice
- 21
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Oregon
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Monica
Monica Olsen is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 21 years of experience helping people who feel stuck in relationships and family life. She focuses on practical steps parents and individuals can take to improve everyday interactions and reduce stress. Her work is direct and compassionate and geared to parents who need clear strategies they can use right away.
She helps people sort through relationship issues in marriages, friendships, parent-child connections, and blended family situations.
Background and approach
Monica uses a systems-minded view to show how past patterns and current routines connect. That helps clients see which small changes can shift the whole dynamic. Monica draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with more useful ones.
She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and respond to core emotions in relationships. When past trauma affects day-to-day life, she integrates trauma-focused approaches to reduce its impact on reactions and behavior. Sessions aim to create doable skills for communication, boundary setting, and managing control issues or codependent patterns.
Monica breaks strategies into simple steps so parents can try them between sessions and notice gradual improvements. Clients working on addiction, anxiety, depression, or high stress get a combined focus on coping skills and relationship repair. Monica helps people build routines that support recovery and clearer family roles.
She practices in Oregon and offers services for English speakers, including international clients via remote formats.
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.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Depression
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Control issues
Approaches Monica lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches work online
Monica uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that cause stress. CBT sessions often focus on practical exercises and short homework tasks that can be done between meetings to see quick gains.She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help partners and parents recognize core emotions and respond differently. EFT sessions emphasize noticing feelings and creating new interaction patterns that reduce conflict and increase connection.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Monica will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. Together they review what helps most and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat provides a shorter check-in option, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy parenting schedule and to keep consistent momentum.
Questions people ask about Monica
What concerns does she address?
Monica helps with relationship problems, family dynamics, parenting challenges, stress, anxiety, addictions, and depression. She also focuses on blended family issues, codependency, and control problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is practical and direct, focusing on everyday changes that improve interactions. She blends skill-building with attention to emotions and patterns in relationships.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 21 years of clinical experience working with relationship and family concerns. That background informs a systems-minded way of looking at problems.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the credential LMFT, which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and practices in Oregon.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Yes. Sessions can be scheduled with international clients and are conducted in English.
Which session formats are offered?
Monica offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to get started?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a time based on the therapist's availability.
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