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Monique Templeton Poe, LMFT

Practical therapy for stress and relationships

About Monique

Monique Templeton Poe is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on practical, evidence-based help for people feeling stuck. She draws on eight years of experience guiding clients through stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression.

Background and approach

Monique speaks plainly and meets people where they are. She helps people untangle relationship and family tensions.

Conversations often center on communication problems and rebuilding trust. She also supports clients working through forgiveness, finding life purpose, and growing self-love.

In sessions Monique treats clients as the expert on their own life. She asks clear questions, listens closely, and offers tools that can be used between meetings.

The goal is steady, workable change rather than quick fixes. Monique’s approach is practical.

She shows ways to manage anxious moments, improve daily routines, and strengthen communication. She also helps people make room for motivation and confidence when depression or low self-worth has taken hold.

Monique is licensed in California as an LMFT, which is listed as her credential. Her style is straightforward and encouraging, aimed at building skills people can use in everyday life.

Signing up for therapy is a first step she respects and supports.

How evidence-based approaches work online

Monique uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common method is brief skills teaching that shows how to handle anxious thoughts and reduce stress in everyday moments. These lessons are concrete and aimed at easing symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Another approach emphasizes improving communication patterns. Sessions include role-play and structured practice to help people speak and listen more clearly during family or relationship tension. This work targets recurring conflicts and helps people express needs without escalating arguments.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they try strategies, track what helps, and adjust the plan as progress develops.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people read facial cues and practice communication in real time. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a simpler check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit short conversations into busy days or to follow up between sessions. These options make it more practical to keep therapy part of daily life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?
Monique helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, self-esteem, and depression. She also focuses on communication problems, forgiveness, life purpose, and self-love.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Her style is practical and straightforward. Sessions focus on clear questions, skill building, and tools clients can use between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of professional experience working with people on mood, relationship, and self-worth concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a California LMFT, which stands for licensed marriage and family therapist, and practices in California.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Monique sees clients by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

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Experience
8 years
Licensed
California
Languages
English