Harold "Lanny" Monson , LMFT

Harold "Lanny" Monson is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 25 years of experience. He focuses on helping people who feel stuck, powerless, or overwhelmed. He often works with issues that affect women and supports people facing relationship, parenting, grief, trauma, and anxiety concerns.

Lanny uses straightforward talk and practical steps in sessions. He listens first, then helps clients name the patterns that keep them stuck. He emphasizes helping people move from feeling powerless toward gaining more control over daily life.

His background includes long-term work with survivors of sexual assault and people with substance use challenges. He has also worked with incarcerated individuals and served on a military base in a family advocacy role. Those experiences shaped a practical, hands-on approach to difficult life situations.

Lanny trained in family and human development and completed a post-master's certificate in marriage and family therapy. He holds LMFT credentials in Utah and Washington and has supervised other clinicians. He draws on a mix of methods to match each person's needs rather than using a single formula.

Clients can expect sessions that blend listening, teaching new skills, and setting small, doable goals. He often uses strategies that focus on thoughts, relationships, and present-moment awareness. He encourages steady progress and clearer choices for people rebuilding after loss, trauma, or major life change.

Approach and online care that fits your life

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and accepting where a person is right now, helping them name their priorities and find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, then teaches practical skills to shift them; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. The Gottman Method provides tools to improve communication and manage conflict in close relationships, useful for people wanting clearer connection and fewer arguments.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals, try different methods, and adjust the plan as progress is reviewed. Clients and therapist decide together which strategies fit best for the issue at hand and for how a person prefers to work.

Online sessions offer flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that matters. Phone sessions can be a simpler option with lower bandwidth needs. Live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins, step-by-step coaching, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or travel schedules while keeping treatment consistent.