Monica Van Nort

Monica Van Nort is a licensed counselor who focuses on practical ways to manage stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes. She frames therapy as a collaborative process and aims to help people move toward greater balance and relief when life feels overwhelming.

Monica holds the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor credential and the Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential. She has spent a decade in direct clinical practice and has worked across community mental health, forensic assessment, and school counseling settings over a longer span of years. This range of experience shapes a straightforward style that combines listening, reflection, and coaching.

In sessions she challenges thoughts and behaviors that get in the way of daily functioning while adapting methods to fit each person. Monica emphasizes the therapeutic relationship as the foundation for progress. She looks for moments when clients recognize their strengths and make connections that open the way to change.

She also uses specific techniques such as Emotional Freedom Technique - sometimes called tapping - and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to address distress when appropriate. Monica aims to help people see past the obstacles that brought them to therapy and find more ease in ordinary life.

Monica invites people to start by describing what feels hardest right now. She listens, accepts, and offers practical steps and coaching to support better daily balance and clearer next steps.

Approaches that guide online care

Monica uses evidence-based techniques that focus on symptoms and daily functioning. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing helps process upsetting memories and reduce the emotional intensity tied to them. Emotional Freedom Technique, often called tapping, combines brief physical stimulation with focused attention to ease stress and overwhelm.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Monica will work with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust techniques over time based on what helps most. She places weight on the therapeutic relationship when deciding how to proceed.

For practical matters, confirm current session options before booking since specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit care into a busy schedule, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can tailor session length and focus so the work fits into everyday life while aiming to reduce the impact of stress, anxiety, grief, or life change.