- Strengths based
- Goal oriented
- Communication focus
About Monique
Monique Templeton Poe is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family conflict, low self esteem, and depression. Monique uses a straightforward, strengths-based stance and encourages clients to view themselves as the expert in their own story.
She helps people build confidence and motivation by identifying practical steps they can try between sessions. Conversations often center on clearer communication, repairing hurt, and reconnecting with personal values and life purpose. Monique places attention on self-love and forgiveness as part of the healing process.
Her approach is collaborative and goal-oriented. She works with each person to set simple, realistic goals and checks progress regularly. Sessions typically include talking through recent problems, practicing new ways of responding, and planning small experiments to test changes in everyday life.
Monique aims to make the first appointments feel manageable for people who are nervous about starting therapy. She acknowledges the courage it takes to reach out and offers a calm, encouraging presence. Her style is practical and compassionate, focused on what helps clients feel more confident and capable.
Background and approach include eight years of hands-on experience in California clinical settings. She brings patience and a focus on communication skills, forgiveness, and self-worth to help clients move toward clearer goals and steadier moods.
She helps people build confidence and motivation by identifying practical steps they can try between sessions. Conversations often center on clearer communication, repairing hurt, and reconnecting with personal values and life purpose. Monique places attention on self-love and forgiveness as part of the healing process.
Her approach is collaborative and goal-oriented. She works with each person to set simple, realistic goals and checks progress regularly. Sessions typically include talking through recent problems, practicing new ways of responding, and planning small experiments to test changes in everyday life.
Monique aims to make the first appointments feel manageable for people who are nervous about starting therapy. She acknowledges the courage it takes to reach out and offers a calm, encouraging presence. Her style is practical and compassionate, focused on what helps clients feel more confident and capable.
Background and approach include eight years of hands-on experience in California clinical settings. She brings patience and a focus on communication skills, forgiveness, and self-worth to help clients move toward clearer goals and steadier moods.