About Monya
Monya Holt is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida who focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and life transitions. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through what feels overwhelming. Sessions are commonly held online, and she aims to support people taking steps toward change.
With seven years of experience, Monya helps people address substance concerns alongside mental health symptoms. She also works with issues like grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, low self-esteem, and career stress.
Background and approach
Additional areas of focus include codependency, drug and alcohol addiction, and midlife crisis matters. Her practice brings together client-centered work and structured techniques. That means listening first, then using practical tools to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies are used to set doable goals and build momentum toward them. Monya frequently schedules virtual appointments and offers some weekday evening times by arrangement. She encourages people to reach out when they're ready to explore change and to ask about session formats that fit their day-to-day life.
People who choose Monya can expect straightforward conversation, goal-oriented steps, and steady encouragement. Her approach is practical and collaborative, aimed at making real changes feel manageable.
Therapeutic approaches fit for online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. The therapist reflects feelings and priorities so clients feel heard and can decide what change looks like for them.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses structured steps to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. It works well for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday problems by giving clear exercises and skills to practice.
Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons for change and build motivation. It is useful when someone feels stuck or ambivalent about addressing addictions or other life shifts.
Finding the right approach is often part of early sessions. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals, comfort, and pace. That may mean mixing listening-focused work with CBT tools or brief solution-focused steps.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging. Video lets people use face-to-face interaction from wherever they are, while phone sessions can be quicker and need less bandwidth. Live chat or text messaging can fit short check-ins, brief coaching, or support between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, family, and everyday life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English