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Monica Avalos

Calm, practical support for life’s transitions

LPC Texas

Experience
7 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Monica

Monica Avalos is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with seven years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and challenges related to parenting, career, and ADHD, among other concerns.

Background and approach

Monica approaches each client with respect for their lived experience and emphasizes the client’s own strengths as tools for change. Her work blends practical skill-building with a supportive, collaborative stance.

Monica draws on evidence-informed methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), to explore patterns of thought and behavior, and she incorporates acceptance and mindfulness-based strategies to increase present-moment awareness and emotional flexibility. Clients can expect a therapist who values courage in seeking change and who offers steady guidance through periods of life transition and loss.

Monica’s practice also addresses a wide range of focused issues such as attachment and abandonment, immigration challenges, chronic illness and pain, fertility and family formation concerns, and feelings of isolation or life purpose questions. She frames therapy as a cooperative process that respects each person’s goals and pace while working toward clearer coping and greater wellbeing.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Monica uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thought and behavior patterns; CBT is often applied when addressing anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns because it focuses on practical skills and measurable changes. She also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which emphasizes values-driven action and learning to live with difficult thoughts and emotions rather than fighting them; ACT can be useful for coping with loss, life transitions, and chronic worry. In sessions she draws on client-centered principles as well, offering an empathic, nonjudgmental stance that supports each person’s own expertise about their life.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Monica will work with clients to explore which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress and insight unfold. This partnership helps tailor interventions that feel practical and relevant rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow for flexibility around work, family, and daily routines. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy or transitional periods while enabling regular practice of skills learned in therapy. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to these formats so that therapy remains active and accessible.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Monica address?
Her practice covers stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, LGBT concerns, parenting, career questions, and ADHD, along with many related focus areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She combines a collaborative, strengths-based stance with practical techniques from approaches such as CBT and mindfulness to help clients develop coping skills and new perspectives.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Monica has seven years of professional experience working with individuals on a variety of mental health and life concerns.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas and holds the license number TX LPC 77877.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients may work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preferences and scheduling.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyGriefSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTParenting issuesCareer difficultiesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issuesControl issuesDivorce and separationFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English