Monica Mendes

Monica Mendes is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties and the fallout of separation and divorce. She also supports people dealing with grief, low mood, self-esteem problems, caregiver stress and workplace strain. Monica works with concerns linked to intimacy, trauma and abuse, as well as identity and sexual expression issues including BDSM and kink.

She draws on a person-centred way of working, which means sessions are shaped around what each person needs. Monica listens without judgement and helps clients identify practical steps they can try between sessions. She uses mindfulness tools to help people notice and manage difficult thoughts and feelings in the moment.

Motivational interviewing is part of her approach when someone wants help making a change, such as managing anger or building confidence. Solution-focused methods are used to set goals and look for small, achievable shifts that add up over time.

Monica holds accreditation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown here as BACP. She has around 11 years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom. Monica accepts people from outside the UK as well and runs sessions in English.

If you want straightforward, respectful support for life changes, relationship breakdowns or longer-standing patterns, she aims to work collaboratively to find what helps you move forward.

How Monica’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the client, helping people feel heard and clearer about their goals. Online sessions can keep that same emphasis on the person’s priorities and pacing.

Mindfulness Therapy offers simple practices to notice thoughts and bodily sensations, which can help when stress, anxiety or grief feel overwhelming. These practices can be guided during an online session and practiced between meetings to build steadier coping.

Motivational Interviewing helps when a person wants to make a change but feels stuck; the therapist asks questions that help clarify reasons for change and next steps. This collaborative stance fits well with remote work because it focuses on short conversations that uncover practical motivation and small actions.

Finding the right fit is part of the process. Monica will work with each person to choose which approaches to try, adapt techniques to their situation and review what is helping. She treats this as a partnership where goals and methods can shift over time.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around family, work and travel, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time from a day. These practical benefits often help people maintain continuity while they manage life changes.