Monica Purvis , LPC

Monica Purvis is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on women's issues and many common life struggles. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting pressures, relationship conflict, and changes at work or home. Monica writes short, clear plans so people can try new ways of coping between sessions.

Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She listens first, then helps clients set small, practical goals. Sessions often include gentle problem-solving and tools to manage strong emotions like anger or overwhelm. Monica uses techniques that help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test different behaviors.

With 21 years in Georgia, she brings long-term experience to everyday problems. That experience includes supporting parents who feel stuck, people handling loss, and those managing attention differences and addiction concerns. Monica aims to make therapy feel like a useful conversation rather than a lecture.

She combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral strategies and solution-focused steps. For people affected by trauma or abuse, she also uses trauma-focused methods to address painful memories and reactions. The work moves at a client’s pace and focuses on skills that fit each person’s life.

Monica tries to make sessions practical and reachable. She helps people break large problems into manageable tasks. The goal is clearer choices, less reactivity, and more moments of relief in day-to-day life.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s experience. In practice this means the therapist reflects what she hears, asks gentle questions, and helps clients name their priorities so sessions stay relevant and respectful.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches people to notice thoughts that increase anxiety or low mood and to test more helpful alternatives. It works well for stress, anxiety, depression, and many everyday challenges by breaking problems into steps and practicing new habits.

Monica will work together with each client to choose the approaches that fit best. That choice is collaborative - she helps weigh what feels most useful based on the person’s goals, history, and current situation. Plans are adjusted as progress and preferences become clear.

Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video is useful for deeper conversations and seeing nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow quick reflections and ongoing support between sessions. These options give flexibility so people can maintain steady care while juggling work, parenting, or travel.