About Monica
Monica Farrer is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in North Carolina who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship strain, and parenting concerns. She brings 11 years of counseling experience to her work and focuses on practical steps people can use day to day. Monica centers conversations on respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
She listens to what matters most and then adapts the course of work to fit each person's situation.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be straightforward and solution oriented while honoring the client's pace. Her approach blends client-centered methods with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. Monica also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques to help people notice patterns, build new habits, and find motivation for change.
People who are overwhelmed by life transitions, grief, sleep problems, anger, or low self-esteem often come away with clearer steps and calmer routines. She also supports those facing issues like addiction, caregiver stress, blended family challenges, and questions about life purpose. Monica explains options and collaborates on a plan rather than prescribing a one-size-fits-all solution.
The work usually focuses on small, achievable goals - better coping skills, steadier mood, improved communication, and clearer decision making. She offers therapy in English and provides a mix of session formats to fit different needs and schedules. Monica emphasizes practical change and steady progress over time.
How Monica Brings Therapeutic Tools Online
Monica often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. CBT is practical and goal focused, and it can help with anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and managing cravings.She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal effectiveness. DBT techniques are useful when emotions feel overwhelming or relationships are strained.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Monica will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then try methods that fit their needs. The plan can change over time based on what is working and what the person finds most helpful.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and use of worksheets, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is good for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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