- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Existential Therapy
About Monica
Monica Furgiuele is an LMFT licensed in California with 12 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She also focuses on issues like body image, communication problems, control concerns, isolation, and social anxiety and phobia.
Monica prefers straightforward conversation in sessions. She invites clients to name the problems that feel most urgent and to try practical steps that can relieve day-to-day strain. Sessions often include looking at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and testing small changes to see what helps.
Her work draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening and respect for each person’s goals. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and change responses that increase anxiety. Existential Therapy is part of her approach too, helping people reflect on meaning, values, and choices when life shifts feel overwhelming.
Monica aims to make the process clear and manageable. She encourages short, concrete goals and practical tools that clients can use between sessions. She also acknowledges grief and compassion fatigue as real stresses that deserve focused attention.
People who are curious about starting can expect a calm, direct first conversation to map out priorities and next steps. Monica offers sessions in English and works from California. Before booking, confirm the current session options and scheduling steps through the platform.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy means the therapist listens and follows the client’s priorities, focusing on what matters most to them and responding with questions that clarify goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify thought patterns and behaviors that increase anxiety, and it uses exercises and experiments to test small changes that can reduce symptoms. Existential Therapy supports conversations about meaning, values, and choices when life feels confusing or burdensome.Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. Monica will explore goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will try methods that fit the person’s needs and adjust the plan based on what proves useful in practice.
Confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options here. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when that works better, and reduce travel time. It can also let someone choose whether to be on camera or not depending on comfort and energy. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises like CBT worksheets and values reflections for remote sessions so the practical work continues between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and related issues such as body image, communication, control, isolation, life purpose, and social anxiety and phobia.
What is her therapeutic style?
Sessions combine listening with practical work. She uses client-centered conversation alongside CBT and existential ideas to help people try concrete changes.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 12 years of professional experience providing clinical support to people facing anxiety, grief, and life transitions.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and practices from that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Confirm current rates before scheduling.
What are the first steps to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.