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Monika Howard, LPCC

Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Parenting issues
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counseling in California with over 23 years of experience in the counseling field. I have many certifications and have taken continuing education to help me in supporting my clients. I specialize in treating people who have experienced traumatic events and who may be experiencing symptoms of anxiety. I have experience with treating generalized anxiety, relational issues, parenting struggles, career and life transitions and helping my clients make the changes they desire.

I use a multi-modal approach with a foundation in Cognitive Behavioral Theory and strategies. I view my clients as being in the driver's seat of their treatment goals and counseling outcomes. It takes courage to take the first step towards becoming the best you can be and I am here to support you with every step you take.

I look forward to working with you!

Professional experience

23yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Parenting issues

Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Grief, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended Family Issues, Communication Problems, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Divorce and Separation, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and Shame, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Infidelity, Isolation / Loneliness, Life Purpose, Midlife Crisis, Multicultural Concerns, Panic Disorder and Panic Attacks, Phobias, Post-traumatic Stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Social Anxiety and Phobia, Women's Issues, Workplace Issues, Young Adult Issues

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

CA LPCC 740

Reviews

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My counselor is incredible and so helpful

Written on Nov 20, 2020 after therapy with Monika for 4 months

She understood my goals and what I was trying to achieve by being in therapy and was very helpful and supportive of what I’ve done.

Written on Jul 24, 2020 after therapy with Monika for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and self esteem

I have been working with Monika Howard now for two weeks or so . I connected with her via Better Help - having requested to be paired with a female therapist . As per my childhood experiences with abuse and trauma - I have dealt with state provided clinical care and sought personal counseling through the years. My previous experiences with cis male therapists was traumatic to say the least - and I’m grateful that Better Help facilitated my connection with Monika . Admittedly - I was wary of a digital therapy platform - but having heard about the Better Help platform from an advocate in the LGBTQI++ community - I felt heralded to allow the experience . From her first message - it is apparent to me that Monika is deeply compassionate , earnest and engaged in meaningful support work . She was transparent about her experiences - professionally and personally . She also touched on the challenges she thought digital support platforms could create - but also talked openly about the stringent vetting process for therapists on the site. Monika also clarified the manifold ways in which we could connect in order to make the greatest use of this unfolding , new process . Monika uses language that I find personally empowering and connected . She heard my disdain for certain types of clinical affects and vernacular and met that with a genuine rapport . I have had two video or phone sessions with Monika and correspond with her regularly . Despite her numerous personal and professional commitments - her responses are always thoughtful, clear and connected . I feel so strongly that she is an embodied practitioner, with profound compassion and expansive world views . Monika has a skill for integrating lots of different knowledge sources and personal experience to reflect a support trajectory that is personal to me and within her earnest and great capacities . I already feel so nourished by our connection and the work we are doing . I look forward to growing and expanding in this process with Monika .

Written on Jul 02, 2020 after therapy with Monika for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue