Monica Mendes, BACP

Monica Mendes is a counsellor with over 11 years of experience based in the United Kingdom. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship difficulties, family conflict and grief. She also supports those facing issues with self-esteem, intimacy and the strain of caregiving. She works respectfully with people from LGBT communities and those affected by trauma and abuse.

Monica aims to make sessions practical and straightforward. She listens without judgement and adapts each meeting to the person in front of her. Sessions focus on small, doable steps so people can try changes between meetings and notice what helps.

Her work draws on client-centred principles that put the person's experience first, plus mindfulness techniques to teach calm attention. She also uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change, and solution-focused ideas to set clear, achievable goals.

Monica has particular experience supporting people with attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency and communication difficulties. She also works with those exploring alternative sexual cultures, neurodiversity such as autism and Asperger syndrome, and issues that come with separation or divorce.

She treats each referral with sensitivity and tailors the pace to what the person needs. Monica encourages people to bring the practical problems they face and to work together on concrete ways to reduce stress and improve relationships.

How these approaches translate to online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's experience at the centre of the conversation. The counsellor listens closely and follows the client's pace, helping them name feelings and make choices that feel right. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and bring focus to difficult moments; this can help with anxiety, low mood and coping after loss.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Monica will talk with the person about goals, preferences and what has helped before, then try approaches that fit. That way sessions become a collaborative effort to find what actually improves daily life.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week and reduce travel time. It also lets people take short check-ins during a lunch break or use audio only if that is easier. Confirm the current session options before booking so arrangements match practical needs.