Monica Cowan is a Licensed Professional Counselor with ten years of clinical experience.
01About Monica
Monica Cowan is a Licensed Professional Counselor with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on building practical tools for motivation, self-esteem, confidence, and career concerns. Monica works with people who are facing life transitions, dealing with stress and anxiety, or seeking coaching for professional challenges.
She aims to create a calm, open space where clients can speak honestly without fear of judgment. Monica uses straightforward methods to help clients set goals and make changes.
Background and approach
She often blends client-centered techniques with cognitive behavioral strategies to address unhelpful thoughts and habits. Mindfulness methods are used to bring attention to the present moment and reduce overwhelm during stressful times. Her work also covers grief, sleep difficulties, anger, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
Monica supports people navigating major life events such as divorce, fertility struggles, caregiving strain, serious illness, and aging-related concerns. She pays attention to multicultural factors and how they affect a person’s choices and values. Sessions focus on clear, usable steps rather than abstract theory.
Monica helps clients practice new skills in between meetings and checks progress together. She prefers an honest, encouraging tone and partners with clients to find what actually helps in daily life. Monica is licensed in Oregon as an LPC.
She offers sessions in English and works through common practical barriers to change. If someone is ready to try talking things through, she helps make a plan that fits their situation.
02Credentials
- LPC (Oregon)
- License C3547 · expires April 2027
- NPI
- 1528463049 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Monica lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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
Methods Monica names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Monica names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Online approaches that meet you where you are
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and treating people with respect. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what they say, and helps them clarify goals and values. This approach is helpful when someone needs space to sort feelings and decide what matters most.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches concrete skills for noticing unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress, sleep troubles, and patterns that get in the way of daily life.
Mindfulness Therapy brings attention to the present moment through simple awareness practices. It helps reduce reactivity and manage emotional overwhelm during hard moments. These approaches are often combined to suit the person’s needs and goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with clients to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and personal preferences. They check in regularly and adjust the plan when something isn’t working.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and guided exercises. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messages offer shorter, flexible check-ins and written reflections between sessions. All formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and help people practice skills in real-world settings.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Monica address?
She helps with motivation, self-esteem, career issues, stress, anxiety, grief, sleep problems, anger, ADHD, parenting challenges, and compassion fatigue among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is practical and collaborative, using client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to create workable steps forward.
What is her professional background?
Monica has ten years of professional experience working in counseling and coaching roles that support motivation, confidence, and life transitions.
Where is Monica licensed to practice?
She holds a license as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Oregon and provides services from that location.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Monica works through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are sessions billed and what does cost look like?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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