Monica Purvis, LPC

Monica Purvis is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, grief, and parenting challenges. She also supports those dealing with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, and career or life transitions. Monica writes plainly and focuses on concrete steps people can use right away.

Her approach is practical and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on identifying what is most pressing and building clear tools to manage it. Monica uses client-centered methods to listen and shape therapy around each person's priorities. She combines that with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thinking and solution-focused therapy to set short-term, achievable goals.

Monica brings more than two decades of work in counseling to her practice. She has experience assisting people with parenting stress, blended family concerns, adoption and foster care issues, and the emotional effects of separation or divorce. She also addresses issues such as anger, impulsivity, isolation, and compassion fatigue.

People meet Monica in Georgia and sessions are conducted in English. Her work is geared toward helping clients find steps they can try between meetings, and she encourages straightforward conversation about what is and isn't working. To begin, she guides clients through a simple intake process and then prioritizes the concerns that matter most to them.

Her style is supportive and action-oriented. Monica aims to help people make small changes that add up to lasting relief and clearer direction.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-centered therapy means the therapist listens closely and follows the client's lead, helping people name what matters most and decide what to work on. This approach is useful for relationship concerns, parenting struggles, stress, and emotional pain where being heard is the first step.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It uses practical exercises to test unhelpful thinking and to practice new habits, which can help with anxiety, depression, and impulse-related issues.

Solution-focused therapy zeroes in on small, achievable changes. Sessions often set clear, short-term goals and track progress, which can be helpful for people managing life changes, career decisions, or recovery from substance-related problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying different tools and adjusting the plan as things evolve.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the therapist's current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten some check-ins, or avoid travel time. Different formats can also let people choose quieter settings, use phone-only calls when needed, or opt for video when face-to-face interaction is helpful.