Monique Goodson-Johnson , LCMHC

Monique Goodson-Johnson is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) based in North Carolina. She draws on 17 years of practice to help people manage anxiety, depression, relationship strain, addiction concerns, and trauma. Her approach aims to make therapy straightforward and supportive for people feeling overwhelmed by life changes or caregiving stress.

Monique focuses on practical ways to reduce worry and improve daily functioning. She uses plain language in sessions and helps clients build small routines and skills they can use between appointments. Sessions often center on immediate goals like improving sleep, reducing panic, or repairing communication in close relationships.

She works from a client-centered stance that emphasizes listening and understanding each person’s story. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used to spot unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas guide deeper conversations about attachment and intimacy when needed.

Monique also integrates mindfulness and motivational interviewing to support lasting change. Mindfulness helps with grounding and stress management. Motivational interviewing is helpful when people feel stuck or ambivalent about change.

Her background includes a broad range of concerns such as parenting strain, codependency, body image, grief, and ADHD. She accepts international clients and provides sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. To begin, a simple matching questionnaire is completed and a session is scheduled according to availability.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Monique uses client-centered therapy to focus sessions on each person’s priorities. This approach means the therapist listens closely and follows what matters most to the client, whether that is parenting stress, relationship conflict, or grief. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot patterns of thinking and test small behavior changes that reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is brought in when issues of attachment or intimacy need deeper attention, helping clients name feelings and shift interaction patterns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Monique will talk with the client about goals and preferences, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan over time. The aim is to find strategies that feel useful and realistic for daily life.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for focused work. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people send quick updates, try coaching-style prompts, or keep momentum between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue care across locations.