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Online therapist

Monique Trump Snelson

Calm, practical therapy for everyday struggles

Credentials
LMFT
Experience
8 years
Licensed in
Michigan, Indiana, Alabama
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Monique

Monique Trump Snelson is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on practical, down-to-earth help. She emphasizes clear communication, self-compassion, and skills you can use between sessions. Monique aims to make therapy feel usable and straightforward for people facing stress, anxiety, or difficult life changes.

She uses evidence-based methods to address worries like depression, trauma, and relationship strain. Sessions often include learning new coping skills, practicing better ways to talk about needs, and breaking problems into manageable steps.

Background and approach

Monique draws on approaches such as attachment work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness practices. Her background includes eight years of clinical work. She brings direct experience helping people navigate career stress, grief, parenting concerns, and identity or body-image worries.

The work balances problem-solving with attention to emotional patterns that show up over time. Monique holds an LMFT, which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She is licensed in Michigan and has clinical experience using DBT-informed skills for emotional regulation and CBT strategies for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

In sessions she focuses on practical change and emotional understanding. Conversations are collaborative and paced to what each person needs. She supports work on communication problems, codependency, blended family issues, and coping after loss or trauma.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit your life

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current emotions and reactions. It can help people understand why they respond strongly in certain relationships and learn new ways to connect that feel safer.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple exercises to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build more effective habits, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and worry-driven behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. This often means mixing approaches and adjusting as progress is made.

Online sessions offer flexibility for busy schedules and different life demands. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions reduce screen time, and live chat or text-based messaging can provide short check-ins or moments of coaching between sessions. These options help make therapy more accessible and adaptable to daily routines.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can be addressed here?
Common concerns include stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting questions, trauma and grief, sleep problems, and career or identity issues.
What is the therapy style like?
Sessions blend attachment-informed work, cognitive behavioral tasks, and mindfulness exercises. The style is collaborative and practical, with skills to use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
Monique has eight years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and life concerns.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
She practices in Michigan and holds the LMFT credential with licence details IN LMFT 35002008A and AL LMFT L483.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for meeting online?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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