- Goal focused
- Compassionate listener
- Skill building
About Monica
Monica Cowan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Oregon who helps people facing motivation, self-esteem, and career challenges. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through worries and build confidence. Monica encourages small, practical steps to move forward when life feels stuck.
With ten years of experience, Monica draws on straightforward methods that focus on what matters most to each person. She blends client-centered care with tools from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches. Sessions often include setting clear goals, trying new behaviors, and practicing simple skills between meetings.
Monica also supports people dealing with grief, stress, compassion fatigue, and life transitions. She helps those managing sleep problems, anger, parenting questions, and attention differences like ADHD. Money and financial issues are part of her wider set of concerns she can address in sessions.
Her work can also touch on aging and caregiver stress, cancer and hospice-related needs, fertility and postpartum concerns, and multicultural or disability-related issues such as visual impairment. Monica respects each person’s background and looks for solutions that match their daily life.
Starting with a short conversation, she and the client shape a plan that fits current needs and goals. Monica aims to make change feel doable rather than overwhelming, one step at a time.
How her approaches translate to online work
Monica uses client-centered and cognitive behavioral approaches in clear, usable ways. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s goals so sessions reflect what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and tries practical behavior changes to reduce stress and improve routines.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Monica will talk with each person about goals and preferences and recommend methods that fit those needs. That collaboration helps shape the pace and focus of sessions so progress feels achievable.
Session formats are not listed here, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy life, shorten commute time, and allow for brief check-ins between other responsibilities. It can also help people try skills in their day-to-day settings and quickly discuss how new strategies are working.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Monica address?
She works with motivation, self-esteem, career problems, and coping with life changes. Other common topics include stress, anxiety, grief, sleep, anger, parenting, and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is open and nonjudgmental with a focus on practical steps. Sessions mix listening with tools to try between meetings.
What is her professional background?
Monica has ten years of professional experience helping people with motivation, confidence, and professional coaching concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, credentialed in Oregon.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.