Monica Mendes, BACP

Monica Mendes is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship difficulties. She supports people through family conflict, grief and loss, low self-esteem, and challenges around intimacy and sexual diversity. Monica also works with concerns such as career strain, compassion fatigue and anger, as well as attachment and abandonment worries.

She takes a respectful, compassionate approach and adapts sessions to each person’s needs. Her style is straightforward and focused on what matters to the individual. Monica aims to build a working relationship where people can talk honestly and try practical ways to feel better.

Over 11 years of practice in the United Kingdom have given her experience with a wide range of personal and relational problems. That background includes helping people navigate separation, family problems and complex emotional responses after trauma or abuse. She also supports carers and people affected by caregiver stress.

Monica uses methods that keep sessions goal-focused and client-led. She draws on client-centred work to listen and respond, mindfulness to help with grounding, motivational interviewing to explore change, and solution-focused ideas to set small practical goals.

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and works in English. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

How Monica uses her approaches in online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and responding to the person’s experience. The therapist follows the client’s lead and helps them make sense of feelings and choices, which can suit concerns like low self-esteem or relationship strain.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce overwhelming feelings and ground the body. It can help with anxiety, stress and managing mood swings by building small daily habits.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Monica will talk with the client about their goals and preferences and try methods that suit those aims. She will review how things are going and adapt plans as needed so the work stays relevant and practical.

If you are considering online therapy, please confirm the session options before booking because the profile does not list formats. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that works best. It can also make it simpler to keep continuity of care if someone moves or needs appointments outside normal hours. Registered and accredited professionals use a range of approaches to make online sessions focused and useful, and the therapist will help tailor the format to each person’s needs.