Monique Gilcrest, LPC

South Carolina · 8 years in practice

Monique Gilcrest is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in South Carolina who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns.

License and registration

LPC, South Carolina: 7114 · expires August 2027
NPI: 1285124487 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 8
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Monique

Monique Gilcrest is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in South Carolina who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She works with individuals coping with life changes, grief, trauma, parenting strain, career pressures, and issues with self-esteem. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals so people can start feeling a bit better between meetings.

She blends existential ideas with evidence-based therapies to help people name what matters to them.

Background and approach

That means clients look at values, meaning, and difficult feelings alongside skills for daily coping. Monique uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered techniques to match each person’s needs. Monique brings eight years of counseling experience to her work and adapts methods depending on the concern.

She has helped clients with chronic illness, caregiver stress, end-of-life issues, and compassion fatigue as part of a varied caseload. Her practice includes attention to family of origin questions and communication problems. Sessions may address anger, intimacy-related concerns, bipolar mood challenges, and complicated grief with straightforward tools and reflective discussion.

She also supports people recovering from abuse, dealing with infidelity, or facing isolation and loneliness. Monique aims to help people build clearer choices and steadier routines. Therapy is offered in English and is available to international clients.

Monique provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Monique lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Self esteem
Depression
Coping with life changes
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Compassion fatigue
Aging and geriatric issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Family of origin issues
Family problems
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Monique names

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Online support

How different approaches shape online sessions

Existential therapy helps people look at what gives their life meaning and how they want to live, which can be useful for decisions, grief, or feeling stuck. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings while taking actions that match values, which often helps with anxiety and stress. Client-Centered therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental conversation where the therapist follows the person's lead to build understanding and self-direction.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those aims. Over time techniques are adjusted based on what helps most, so the work stays collaborative and practical.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet that can fit busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper discussion, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suit quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to keep regular appointments, fit sessions around work or caregiving, and choose the format that feels most comfortable.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Monique help with?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, and grief. Additional focus areas include trauma and abuse, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and end-of-life concerns.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her approach mixes existential ideas with practical therapies to address meaning and daily coping. Sessions include values work, skill building, and reflective conversation tailored to the person's needs.

How much experience does she have?

Monique has eight years of experience as a therapist. That background includes helping people with workplace stress, life transitions, and compassion fatigue.

What credentials and location apply?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in South Carolina. Sessions are provided from that professional context.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. She does accept international clients for online work.

In what formats are sessions available?

Therapy can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it possible to fit sessions into varied schedules and preferences.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin?

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