Monica Rodriguez, LPC

Monica Rodriguez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 13 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are stressed, anxious, or feeling overwhelmed by life changes. She also supports those coping with trauma, parenting challenges, anger, and depression.

Monica keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She listens first, then helps clients notice patterns in their thoughts and behavior. She works with each person’s strengths and personal story to set simple, achievable goals.

Her background includes work with people managing chronic pain, illness, and disability, as well as concerns like panic attacks, mood disorders, and post-traumatic stress. She also addresses immigration-related stress, forgiveness, impulsivity, self-harm, and issues connected to sexual assault and abuse.

Monica uses several approaches depending on a client's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps with changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Client-centered work emphasizes the client’s own experience and choices. Narrative techniques help people reframe how they tell their life story.

She offers sessions in both English and Spanish and accepts international clients. Her manner is calm and respectful, aimed at helping people build more manageable days and clearer next steps.

How Monica’s approaches translate to online therapy

Monica often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, panic, and mood concerns because it focuses on practical steps and short-term skill building. Client-Centered Therapy is also part of her work and centers each person’s perspective, helping them feel heard and guiding choices based on their values.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Monica discusses options with each person and adjusts methods based on needs, goals, and preferences. She aims to build a plan that feels manageable and focused on real-life changes rather than a one-size-fits-all method.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use face-to-face conversation when that feels helpful. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging are useful for quick updates, reflection between sessions, or when typing feels easier. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy lives.