Monique Goodson-Johnson, LCMHC

Monique Goodson-Johnson is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) based in North Carolina. She brings 17 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, relationship hurdles, and addiction-related struggles. Her approach aims to be warm, straightforward, and respectful of each person’s background.

She uses client-centered work to listen and respond to what matters most to the individual. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is offered to help identify and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas guide work on connection and emotional communication in relationships.

Monique describes her style as empathic and nonjudgmental. Sessions typically focus on practical steps and clearer communication. She draws on mindfulness and motivational interviewing tools to build coping skills and strengthen motivation for change.

Her experience includes many concerns such as trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping struggles, parenting stress, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses adoption and foster care matters, attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, and separation or divorce challenges.

People who come for help can expect a collaborative process. The therapist aims to validate experiences while helping clients set realistic goals. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening deeply and responding to what the person says. The therapist follows the client's lead and helps clarify goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and then practices new ways of thinking and acting to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name emotional experiences and work on connection and communication in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Monique will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That process may involve trying techniques from more than one approach and adjusting as progress is made.

The practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy schedule, making shorter check-ins easier to arrange, and letting people join from different locations. Specific session formats are not listed here, so confirm the current options before booking. Licensed professionals can use these methods to address stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma-related work, and skills like coping and communication, while tailoring pacing and homework to everyday life.