- Strengths-based care
- Values-focused work
- Skills for emotion regulation
About Monique
Monique Gardner, LCSW, offers a calm and practical presence for people feeling stressed, anxious, depressed, or overwhelmed. Monique speaks plainly and meets each person where they are, helping them find coping strategies that fit day-to-day life. They draw on a strengths-based, person-centered stance and aim to make sessions down-to-earth and useful from the first meeting.
Monique uses a mix of approaches tailored to each person's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports people in clarifying values and taking steps that matter to them. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships.
Their background includes work with dual diagnosis, grief, behavioral and mood disorders, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive concerns, psychosis, and trauma. They also bring experience with LGBTQIA+ clients and post-crisis care. Monique has five years of clinical practice and holds the LCSW credential in Virginia.
People concerned about adoption and foster care matters will find relevant familiarity in Monique's practice focus areas. They also address attachment issues, abandonment, caregiver stress, and chronic illness as part of their broader caseload.
Sessions emphasize practical tools like motivational interviewing, mindfulness, and solution-focused planning. Monique aims to help people learn skills, reduce distress, and make clearer choices about what to try next.
How these approaches shape online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. This approach can help when anxiety, low mood, or life changes make decisions harder. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior to develop practical steps for reducing distress and improving daily routines, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related challenges. Attachment-Based Therapy concentrates on how early relationships influence current patterns, and it can help with abandonment concerns, attachment issues, and struggles around trust and connection.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that feel right, and adjust plans together based on what helps. This collaborative process means clients and therapist check in on progress and pick tools that match personal values and needs.
Confirm the exact online session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Many people appreciate online sessions because they can fit appointments into busy days, shorten travel time, and use different session rhythms like shorter check-ins when needed. Online work makes it easier to practice skills between sessions and bring real-life situations into discussion, which can speed up learning and make changes feel more practical.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Monique address?
Monique works with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem challenges. Their additional focus areas include adoption and foster care concerns, attachment and abandonment issues, caregiver stress, and chronic illness.
How would you describe Monique's therapeutic style?
They combine person-centered listening with solution-focused planning and practical skills. Sessions often include motivational interviewing, mindfulness practices, and steps you can try between meetings.
What relevant experience does Monique have?
Monique has five years of clinical practice and experience supporting people after crises, and those with dual diagnosis, grief, eating concerns, OCD, psychosis, and trauma. They also have experience with LGBTQIA+ clients.
Where is Monique licensed and based?
Monique holds an LCSW credential and practices in Virginia. Specific in-person practice details and any waitlist information are coordinated directly through their practice arrangements.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees are provided during the matching and scheduling steps.
What should I do to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. The therapist or their practice will help coordinate any additional details needed.