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Online therapist

Monique Goodson-Johnson

Compassionate, practical therapy for families and relationships

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Credentials
LCMHC
Experience
17 years
Licensed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Monique

Monique Goodson-Johnson is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with 17 years of experience. She focuses on clear, direct work that helps clients manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship and family concerns, and life transitions. Her style aims to make therapy feel straightforward and useful for everyday challenges.

She uses practical methods like cognitive behavioral techniques and emotionally-focused work to help people change patterns and improve connection. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are tools she brings in when they fit a person’s needs.

Background and approach

Sessions emphasize listening, empathy, and collaborative problem solving. Monique practices from a multicultural, open-minded perspective. She creates space that is nonjudgmental and honest so people can speak freely about what’s hard.

The goal is to help clients feel validated and more able to take next steps. Her background includes work with a wide range of concerns such as trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting, ADHD, and caregiver stress. She also addresses attachment and blended family issues, codependency, communication problems, and divorce or separation.

Monique is licensed in North Carolina as NC LCMHC 6575 and offers sessions in English. She provides online formats including video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging. International clients are accepted and session options vary by location and subscription terms.

Approach-driven online therapy for families and relationships

Monique often draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and emotionally-focused therapy during online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and practicing new ways of responding. It can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with everyday stress.

Emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) concentrates on patterns in close relationships and helps partners or family members notice and change emotional responses that keep them stuck. It is useful for improving communication and rebuilding connection.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Monique will work with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences. This is a collaborative decision and can change as needs evolve.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule around work and family life and to continue care across distances. The variety of formats also allows people to pick what feels most comfortable for talking through relationship and parenting concerns.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with many issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting, and ADHD.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a practical, client-centered approach that focuses on listening, empathy, and collaborative problem solving. Techniques may include cognitive behavioral and emotionally-focused work tailored to each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 17 years of experience working with a wide range of concerns and therapeutic settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in North Carolina as NC LCMHC 6575 and practices under that credential.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
17 years
Licensed
North Carolina
Languages
English

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