About Monica
Monica Furgiuele is a California licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on stress and anxiety. She aims to make first steps feel manageable and supports people as they work toward clearer thinking and steadier days. Her tone is calm and straightforward, and she encourages honest talk about what feels hard right now.
Monica uses practical methods to help people cope with grief, build self esteem, and navigate life changes.
Background and approach
She listens without judgment and helps clients name what they are feeling. From there she and the client plan small, doable steps to reduce overwhelm and increase choice. Her work draws on client-centered approaches, which prioritize the person's own goals and pace.
She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot thought patterns that fuel anxiety and to try different responses. Existential themes come into play when people want to look at meaning, purpose, or how to live with uncertainty. With twelve years of clinical experience, Monica has supported people facing compassion fatigue, isolation, body image concerns, and communication problems.
She has also worked with hospice and end-of-life counseling and people wrestling with control issues or social anxiety and phobia. Her practice is grounded in steady listening and practical problem solving. Sessions are offered in English and take place online through video calls, phone, live chat, or messaging.
Monica helps each person figure out a realistic plan they can use between sessions to feel more grounded and in control.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Monica uses client-centered work to follow each person's priorities, listening closely and shaping sessions around what matters most. This approach helps when someone needs steady support and a space to sort out feelings and goals.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood. That method is practical for stress, social anxiety, and self esteem challenges. Monica draws on existential ideas when conversations turn to life purpose, meaning, or living with uncertainty, helping people reflect on values and choices.
Deciding which methods to use is a collaborative process. Monica will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they adjust the approach over time as needs change.
Online therapy offers flexibility to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflections between meetings. These formats make it easier to maintain momentum while trying out new coping strategies.
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- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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