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Monica Mendoza

Action-focused therapy with compassionate support

LPC Texas

Experience
21 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Monica

Monica Mendoza is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 21 years of experience helping adults navigate stress, anxiety, depression, addiction recovery, trauma, and major life adjustments.

Background and approach

She draws on long-term clinical work in both outpatient and inpatient settings, which included crisis assessment, intervention, and stabilization, to support people facing relationship and family challenges, grief, parenting concerns, and career-related struggles. Her style blends practical, action-oriented techniques with a compassionate, human-centered attitude.

Monica uses cognitive and behavioral strategies alongside client-centered listening and motivational approaches to encourage insight, build coping skills, and foster meaningful change. She values flexibility in perspective and remains committed to ongoing learning, bringing humility and empathy to the therapeutic alliance.

Monica aims to help clients accept what cannot be changed, find the motivation and courage to change what can be altered, and develop clearer understanding of their own patterns. Her integrated approach also addresses issues such as anger, self-esteem, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, and a range of attachment and family dynamics.

Practical approaches online - skills, insight, and motivation

Monica commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques and client-centered methods to guide online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and building concrete coping skills to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration, helping clients explore goals and feel understood as they work toward personal growth.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Monica will work together with each client to match techniques to their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time as progress and priorities evolve. This collaborative frame helps ensure the work feels relevant and manageable rather than prescriptive.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing clients to access consistent care from different locations and on varied schedules. These formats can make it easier to maintain momentum in therapy, practice skills between sessions, and fit sessions into busy lives while still receiving structured clinical support from a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Monica work with most often?
She commonly supports adults with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction recovery, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family problems, parenting issues, and adjustment to life changes.
What is Monica's therapeutic style like?
Her approach is action-oriented and thought-challenging while grounded in empathy and human connection, combining practical strategies with collaborative support.
How long has she been practicing?
Monica has 21 years of clinical experience working in both outpatient and inpatient behavioral health settings.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She is an LPC licensed in Texas with license number TX LPC 66801 and provides services from that state.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Services are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for online work?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preferences and availability.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

21+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English