Therapist profile
Monica Cowan, LPC
Licensed counselor - Family and parenting focus
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- Self esteem
- Career coaching
- Mindfulness
About Monica
Monica Cowan is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Oregon with 10 years of clinical experience. She helps people struggling with self-esteem, motivation, career challenges, coping with life changes, and professional or executive coaching. She also addresses stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, sleep troubles, anger, and ADHD.
Monica uses straightforward conversation to identify what matters most to each person. Sessions focus on practical steps and short-term goals. She often draws on client-centered ideas to listen closely and on cognitive behavioral techniques to reshape unhelpful thinking.
Her work also includes mindfulness practices to reduce stress and motivational interviewing to clarify goals and strengthen commitment. Monica uses solution-focused methods when people want fast, concrete changes. These tools are used together to fit the client’s situation rather than follow a rigid plan.
Monica has supported people dealing with caregiving strain, aging and geriatric issues, cancer and hospice concerns, fertility and postpartum challenges, and financial or life-purpose questions. She has experience with multicultural concerns and with clients who are visually impaired.
Sessions are practical and goal-oriented. Monica encourages clear next steps between meetings. She asks questions, reflects what she hears, and suggests small experiments people can try in daily life. This approach helps people make progress on family and parenting stresses and other home-focused problems.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Monica often uses client-centered listening and cognitive behavioral therapy in sessions. Client-centered work means the therapist focuses on what the person brings and reflects it back to help clarify feelings and priorities. CBT targets specific thoughts and behaviors and helps people test small changes to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or manage anger.She also uses mindfulness practices to build simple habits for stress reduction and motivational interviewing to strengthen commitment to change. Mindfulness exercises are short and can be practiced between meetings. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about next steps. Monica treats approach selection as collaborative and will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences.
If you plan to work online, confirm the specific session formats before booking. The therapist’s profile does not list fixed formats, so checking options first will clarify whether video, phone, or other arrangements are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, reduce travel time, or allow a brief check-in during a work break. The focus remains on practical tools you can try between sessions and on adapting techniques so they work in everyday life.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Oregon
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family and parenting concerns does she address?
She helps people navigate parenting stress, family conflict, and related communication problems. Topics include stress around caregiving, parenting strain, and managing anger at home.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and person-focused. She listens using client-centered methods and pairs that with goal-oriented tools like CBT and solution-focused work.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional experience working with issues such as career change, grief, anxiety, and compassion fatigue.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) practicing in Oregon.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions are billed through a cancellable subscription. Exact rates depend on your region within Oregon.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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