Monique Gilcrest, LPC

South Carolina · 8 years in practice

Monique Gilcrest is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns.

License and registration

LPC, South Carolina: 7114 · expires August 2027
NPI: 1285124487 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 8
Languages: English

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About Monique

Monique Gilcrest is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She works with individuals who are coping with life changes, grief, trauma, parenting strain, career stress, or questions about intimacy and self-esteem. Monique practices in South Carolina and also supports international clients in English.

Her style is warm and straightforward. Sessions focus on what matters most to the client and on skills that can be used between meetings.

Background and approach

She blends listening with practical tools so people can reduce distress and manage daily demands. Monique uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand and shift painful emotional patterns. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to values-driven actions.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy and client-centered work appear in her approach when emotion regulation and empathic reflection are needed. Over eight years of practice inform her choices in the room. She aims to tailor methods to each person rather than following a single script.

Many clients come for help with longstanding family issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, or recovery from abuse and loss. In sessions Monique guides practical steps for communication, boundary setting, and coping during transitions. She supports people dealing with guilt, shame, anger, or compassion fatigue and helps them find clearer ways to move forward.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Self esteem
Depression
Coping with life changes
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Compassion fatigue
Aging and geriatric issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Family of origin issues
Family problems
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Monique names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and shift patterns in how they experience and respond to strong emotions. It can be useful for those who feel stuck in repeating emotional cycles or who want clearer access to their needs and reactions.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and taking actions that align with personal values. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and managing difficult life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, teaching concrete strategies to reduce distress and change unhelpful patterns. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose or combine methods based on goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. That makes therapy a team effort where adjustments are expected as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules. Video can support face-to-face interaction, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text messaging can suit brief check-ins or ongoing wording support, and different formats let people balance therapy with work, caregiving, or travel.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns can be addressed here?

Monique works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, anger, career challenges, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue among other issues.

What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?

Therapy blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with practical tools from ACT and CBT, along with client-centered listening and DBT skills when needed. Sessions focus on understanding emotions, changing unhelpful thoughts, and building day-to-day coping skills.

How much clinical experience does the therapist have?

The therapist has eight years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and life concerns.

What credentials and location apply to this practice?

Monique holds the LPC credential and practices in South Carolina.

Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and the therapist accepts international clients.

Which session formats are offered for online work?

Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin therapy?

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