Dr. Monique Thompson, LPC

Dr. Monique Thompson is a licensed professional counselor with 23 years of clinical experience based in Texas. She offers a direct, solution-oriented style that helps people tackle urgent problems and make concrete changes. Her approach tends to be straightforward and practical, and she lets people know when that style may or may not fit their needs.

Dr. Thompson has logged many hours with clients across a range of concerns. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, trauma and abuse, and relationship challenges. A large portion of her practice focuses on adult survivors of sexual trauma, addiction concerns, and couples recovering from infidelity.

In sessions she asks clear questions to help people identify values and goals, such as what a fully satisfying life would look like and what would change first if things were better. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and client-centered listening to help people test ideas and try new behaviors between sessions.

Her work also addresses related life issues like attachment and abandonment concerns, caregiving stress, communication problems, guilt, shame, and midlife transitions. She offers individual and group formats, and provides pre-surgery psychological evaluations when needed.

Dr. Thompson authored a couples workbook, Infidelity Recovery Workbook for Couples: Tools and Exercises to Rebuild Your Relationship, published in 2021. Her practice hours and response style aim to make scheduling and follow-up predictable for people seeking steady support.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Dr. Thompson uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns of thought and behavior, try small experiments, and build new skills for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to clarify personal values and to practice taking committed action even when difficult feelings are present. Client-centered therapy provides a listening stance that focuses on the persons experience and supports self-directed change.

Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasnt worked in the past. Together they will try methods that fit the situation and adjust the plan as progress is seen or new issues come up.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video visits allow face-to-face conversation and skill coaching, phone sessions can fit a break at work or use less bandwidth, and messaging or live chat can support quick check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to keep a steady routine of appointments and practice new skills in day-to-day life.