About Monique
Monique Young is a licensed marriage and family therapist who works with people coping with stress and anxiety. She is a California LMFT with five years of practical experience. Monique focuses on helping clients navigate trauma, grief, depression, and issues related to LGBT identity.
Her sessions start with listening. She asks about the problems that matter most and what the client hopes to change. From there she tailors conversation and a plan to fit each person’s situation rather than using one-size-fits-all steps.
Background and approach
Monique helps people manage panic attacks and social anxiety by breaking problems into small, manageable parts. She also supports those dealing with caregiver stress, isolation, guilt, shame, and difficulty forgiving themselves or others. Practical coping skills and clearer communication are common goals in her work.
When trauma or loss is present, she focuses on safety and steady progress. Grief work is paced to match what a person can handle. For LGBT clients she aims to provide understanding, respect, and practical tools for handling minority stress.
Monique encourages people to take small steps toward change and monitors progress along the way. She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while helping people build skills for everyday life.
Approaches and online support for anxiety and trauma
Monique uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and steady progress. One common approach is skills-based work that teaches breathing, grounding, and step-by-step strategies to reduce panic attacks and acute anxiety symptoms. These skills are useful for day-to-day moments when anxiety spikes. She also uses trauma-informed methods that help people process difficult memories at a pace they can tolerate. This involves building safety, learning coping tools, and practicing gradual exposure to fears when appropriate. For mood disorders and grief, she emphasizes behavioral strategies that help people re-engage with daily routines and meaningful activities. Finding the right approach is part of the first sessions. She collaborates with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals and comfort level. The plan can change over time based on what is most helpful. Online therapy makes it easier to fit treatment into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face work when that feels best. Phone sessions and live chat use less bandwidth and can be easier when a quick check-in is needed. Text-based messaging supports shorter touchpoints and ongoing reflection between sessions, offering flexibility and steady support.Questions people ask
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- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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