Monica Torres is a licensed professional counselor with 19 years of experience in Texas.
01About Monica
Monica Torres is a licensed professional counselor with 19 years of experience in Texas. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck by guiding them through stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and family concerns. She works in English and Spanish and aims to make therapy straightforward and useful.
Monica favors practical tools people can use between sessions. She helps clients name what they’re feeling, try new ways of responding, and practice skills that ease daily life.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. She draws on several approaches to tailor care to the person in front of her. That can mean building clearer communication, increasing emotional awareness, or learning techniques to reduce anxious thoughts.
The work balances emotional processing with skill building. Monica also supports people dealing with relationship strain, self-esteem issues, and life transitions like separation or caregiving stress. She pays attention to attachment patterns and longstanding behavior habits that make change feel hard.
Her style is calm, direct, and compassionate. Monica helps clients set small, achievable goals and tracks progress along the way. The aim is steady improvement that fits with everyday life.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 63526 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1477884229 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Monica lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Monica names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic 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
Practical approaches offered online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on identifying values and taking small steps toward a meaningful life, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It teaches practical strategies to challenge unhelpful thinking and build new habits, often helping with anxiety, depression, and stress management.
Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses. It can help people understand repeated relationship struggles and improve communication and closeness.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people work face to face from different locations. Phone sessions can be a good shorter check-in or a lower-bandwidth option. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, quick coping strategies, or when a written check-in fits a busy day. These options help people fit therapy into school, work, or caregiving schedules.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Monica address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and family-related concerns. Additional focus areas include self-esteem, communication problems, body image, and caregiving stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is collaborative and practical. Sessions mix emotional exploration with concrete skills the client can use day to day.
How much experience does she have?
Monica has 19 years of experience working as a therapist in Texas. That background informs how she supports people through complex issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed professional counselor, LPC, practicing in Texas. The listing notes her TX LPC credential.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Different formats let people choose what fits their schedule and needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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