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Monica Mendes, BACP

Credentials
BACP
Experience
11 years
Practising in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Sessions
Online only
Client ages
Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefCoping with life changes

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Monica Mendes helps people facing stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship strain. She supports people dealing with grief, life changes and family problems. She also works with concerns around self‑esteem, intimacy, anger and career pressures.

Monica holds BACP accreditation and has 11 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. Monica takes a respectful and compassionate approach in sessions. She shapes therapy around each person’s needs and goals rather than using a one‑size‑fits‑all plan.

Background and approach

Conversations are paced to what each person feels ready for, with practical steps offered between meetings when helpful. Her work often draws on client‑centred listening, mindfulness techniques and solution‑focused planning. She aims to help people notice patterns, build helpful habits and try small experiments that can ease daily stress.

Motivational interviewing is used to support commitment to change when someone feels uncertain. Monica has spent over a decade working with a wide range of issues, including trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue and neurodiversity concerns such as autism and Asperger syndrome. She also addresses attachment and abandonment worries, codependency and problems around commitment and communication.

Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged for people inside or outside the UK. Monica describes therapy as a collaborative process and invites people to bring their questions and priorities to each meeting.

How Monica’s approaches work online

Client‑centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding your experience without judgement. The counsellor reflects what you say and helps you find your own solutions, which is useful for relationship worries, low mood and self‑esteem concerns.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and ground feeling overwhelmed. These exercises can be practised between sessions to help with anxiety, grief and compassion fatigue.

Monica also uses motivational interviewing and solution‑focused techniques to identify small, manageable steps towards change. These approaches help when someone wants clear, practical goals and encouragement to stick with them.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to agree which methods match their needs, goals and preferences. Plans are reviewed and adjusted as therapy progresses so the work stays relevant.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text‑based messaging to fit different schedules. Video gives face‑to‑face connection, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat can suit quick check‑ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel commitments.
What kinds of problems does Monica work with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression and low mood as well as relationship and family problems. Other areas include grief, trauma, intimacy issues, anger and career concerns.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Sessions are respectful and compassionate with a focus on the person’s goals. Monica combines listening with practical steps you can try between sessions.
How long has she practised?
She has 11 years of professional experience working with a variety of emotional and interpersonal concerns.
What credentials and region does she work from?
Monica is BACP accredited and based in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to people both inside and outside the United Kingdom. Meetings are conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text‑based messaging to suit different needs and routines.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to try therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule the sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

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Experience
11 years
Registered with
BACP
Languages
English

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