Monica Farrer

Monica Farrer is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and coping with life changes. She also supports concerns around relationships, parenting, grief, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, anger, and self-esteem. Monica works to meet each person where they are and to create a plan that fits their situation.

She uses straightforward, respectful conversation to identify what matters most to a client. Sessions focus on practical skills and small changes that add up over time. Monica draws on approaches such as Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness techniques, and motivational interviewing to shape a plan together.

Monica has about 11 years of professional experience and brings a calm, compassionate presence to sessions. She adapts the pace and focus to each person’s needs, whether the priority is coping strategies, managing urges, improving sleep, or working through grief.

Her work often addresses connected issues like caregiver stress, blended family challenges, substance use, and midlife concerns. Monica also attends to multicultural concerns and veteran and armed forces issues when relevant to a client’s story.

She asks clients to be active partners in the process and to try practical tools between sessions. The aim is steady progress toward clearer goals and more manageable daily routines.

How Monica’s approaches work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting conversation. The therapist follows your lead, reflects what she hears, and helps you clarify goals and next steps. This approach can be useful for people facing life transitions, grief, or relationship strain.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and routines and replaces them with clearer, more useful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing impulses. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication, which can help with anger, self-destructive urges, and intense mood shifts.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Monica will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match goals and preferences. She checks in as treatment progresses and adjusts strategies based on what helps most.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific session formats available before booking. This profile does not list formats, so check current options when you schedule. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time so sessions are more convenient.