About Monica
Monica Fray is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She also supports those facing low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. Monica aims to make the first step feel doable and respects each person’s strengths and story.
She uses a straightforward, respectful style in sessions. Monica believes clients are the experts on their lives and works alongside them to find practical steps forward. Conversations focus on goals, coping skills, and small changes that add up over time.
Background and approach
Monica draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors. She also uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the person sitting across from her. Mindfulness strategies are introduced when helpful to reduce stress and bring attention to the present moment.
Her approach includes motivational interviewing to strengthen commitment to change and narrative therapy to reframe painful experiences. Sessions are paced to the individual and adjusted as needs shift. Monica brings three years of professional experience as a Texas LCSW.
She works with people facing a wide range of concerns related to mood, relationships, health, and life transitions. Conversations cover practical coping, communication skills, and ways to rebuild confidence after setbacks. Monica conducts sessions in English and practices from Texas.
Approaches that fit online care
Monica uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT helps when worry, low mood, or avoidance get in the way of daily life. She also practices client-centered therapy which focuses on listening and following what the person finds most important. That approach helps build trust and keeps goals rooted in the client’s own priorities.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Monica will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. She adjusts techniques over time, combining methods like mindfulness or motivational interviewing when they match someone’s needs.
Online therapy makes sessions easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls let people work through problems face to face without travel. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief updates, tracking progress, or checking in between sessions. These options increase flexibility and keep therapy accessible for different schedules and comfort levels.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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