Monica Olsen, LMFT

Oregon · 21 years in practice

Monica Olsen is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 21 years of experience who helps people facing relationship and family stress.

License and registration

LMFT, Oregon: T0522 · expires October 2026
NPI: 1174619704 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 21
Languages: English

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About Monica

Monica Olsen is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 21 years of experience who helps people facing relationship and family stress. She focuses on clear, practical change so people can feel more satisfied in their lives. Monica speaks English and works with clients in Oregon and internationally through online care.

She concentrates on relationship challenges that show up between partners, with parents, friends, children, and in stepfamily settings. Common concerns include anxiety, depression, addictions, codependency, control issues, and the strain of parenting or blended family dynamics.

Background and approach

Monica uses everyday language and concrete steps in sessions so people leave with something to try between meetings. Monica draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and change patterns in how they react and connect. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and Trauma-Focused Therapy when past events keep affecting present choices.

Sessions combine talking, practical exercises, and structured ways to practice different responses. Her background in systems work shapes how she links past patterns to current problems. That perspective helps people understand why certain conflicts repeat and how to interrupt them.

Monica aims to make therapy straightforward and goal-oriented while honoring each person’s history. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability. Therapy is offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and session formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Monica lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Parenting issues
Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Depression
Blended family issues
Codependency
Control issues

Approaches Monica names

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Online support

How EFT, CBT, and Trauma Work Online

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people see the patterns that keep them stuck in painful cycles with others and then practices new ways of responding to create stronger emotional connection. This approach is useful when relationship reactions keep repeating and people want clearer, softer communication.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on how thoughts affect feelings and behavior. It breaks problems into small steps, teaches specific coping skills, and tests new ways of thinking that reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful habits.

Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses how past events continue to shape current reactions. It uses paced, structured work to reduce the hold of past hurts so people can make different choices in relationships and daily life.

Finding the right approach is usually a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, what has helped before, and what feels workable now. Together they decide whether EFT, CBT, trauma-focused methods, or a mix best fits the situation.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quicker check-ins, and text messaging lets people follow up between sessions. These options provide flexibility for different schedules and needs while keeping the focus on meaningful change.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of issues does Monica focus on?

She focuses on relationship and family concerns, including parenting and blended family issues, plus stress, anxiety, addictions, and depression.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is practical and collaborative, blending Emotionally-Focused Therapy with CBT and trauma-informed methods to change interaction patterns and unhelpful thoughts.

What is her professional background?

Monica has 21 years of clinical experience and a systems background that informs how she links past patterns to current relationship problems.

Where is she based and what credential does she hold?

She practices from Oregon and holds the Oregon Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential, listed as LMFT.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.

What session formats are available online?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability and services are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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