- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Oregon
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Self esteem
- Focus
- Career difficulties
About Monica
Monica Cowan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Oregon who helps people facing stress, low self-esteem, career crossroads, and parenting challenges. She focuses on practical steps and honest conversation so clients feel heard and make forward progress. Monica aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where people can speak freely about what’s hard right now.
She draws on approaches that encourage active problem solving and self-awareness. Sessions often include goal-setting, tools for managing anxiety, and strategies to improve sleep and daily routine.
Background and approach
Monica also offers support for grief, life transitions, and compassion fatigue so clients can recover energy and clarity. Monica has about 10 years of professional experience working with adults on motivation, confidence, and career concerns. She integrates talking, guided reflection, and practical exercises to help people test new behaviors between sessions.
Her coaching background informs focused work on professional growth and decision-making. Parents who are feeling overwhelmed or uncertain about balance may find her style straightforward and collaborative. She helps people sort priorities, set realistic goals, and build small routines that reduce stress.
Monica pays attention to multicultural concerns and can adapt her approach to each person’s context. Sessions use common therapy methods like client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies. People meet by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging, and the format can be chosen to fit daily life and schedule needs.
What Monica works with
Everything Monica lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Monica helps people with.
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Fertility issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
Approaches Monica lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Monica uses client-centered methods to prioritize each person’s experience and goals. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting back what matters most, and helping clients discover their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral experiments that reduce anxiety or improve sleep.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Monica discusses goals and preferences early on and adjusts methods as needed. She encourages clients to raise what’s working and what isn’t so the plan can change over time and remain useful.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people use visuals and more natural conversation. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick reflections, homework check-ins, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options help fit therapy into daily life and allow clients to keep steady progress despite a tight schedule.
Questions people ask about Monica
What concerns does Monica commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career decisions, parenting strain, grief, anger, sleep difficulties, ADHD, and related life changes.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, mixing listening with active problem solving and practical exercises clients can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has about 10 years of professional experience working with adults on motivation, confidence, career issues, and coping with life transitions.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oregon.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and Monica is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the client.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Monica?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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