About Monika
Monika Scott-Rogers is a licensed professional counselor with 15 years of experience. She frames therapy as a practical process for fixing what feels broken and rebuilding strength. Monika writes plainly and listens carefully to help people sort their thoughts and find workable skills.
She focuses on anxiety, stress, depression, grief, and trauma. She also helps with relationship strain, self-esteem, parenting concerns, ADHD, and mood challenges. Her work includes supporting people navigating LGBT issues, non-monogamous relationships, and multicultural stressors.
Background and approach
Monika uses straightforward talk and skill-building in sessions. She draws on Client-Centered methods to follow the client’s lead and on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thought patterns that keep problems going. Mindfulness techniques are used when slowing down and noticing body and mind helps reduce tension.
Sessions tend to center on short-term goals and practical steps. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused tools help clients set clear, doable changes and try them between meetings. She encourages small experiments that build confidence over time.
Her style is warm and direct. She aims to make therapy a place for repair and growth, like putting pieces back together with care. Monika works from South Carolina and conducts sessions in English.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person’s experience and following their lead in sessions. Online this looks like an open conversation where the therapist reflects concerns, listens closely, and helps people set priorities for change.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with concrete exercises. Over video or phone the therapist will guide thought records, behavior experiments, and homework that can be practiced between sessions to reduce anxiety and improve mood.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple practices to notice the body and breath and to step out of ruminating cycles. These exercises work well in short check-ins, live chat prompts, or guided audio during a session.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions stay focused on their needs.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can fit during a break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when writing out thoughts feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep momentum between appointments and to use skills in day-to-day life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English
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