Bridget Monaghan, MA, LAC

How does your training shape the way you approach therapy?

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My approach is person-centered. Having trained in a range of evidence-based modalities allows me to draw from a broad toolkit and personalize treatment for clients across different ages, life stages, and relationship dynamics. Whether I’m supporting a young person, an adult, or a couple, I recognize that no two people process experiences, reflect, or build skills in exactly the same way.

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When working with children and adolescents, I take particular care to build trust at their pace and use language, activities, and strategies that feel natural and developmentally appropriate. I also understand the importance of thoughtfully involving parents or caregivers while creating a space where younger clients feel that their own experiences, perspectives, and voices are respected.

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Ultimately, that flexibility allows me to meet each client where they are and shape therapy around what will genuinely serve them.

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How do you hope clients feel after working with you over time?

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I hope clients feel that they’ve had a genuinely safe space to express themselves, better understand their experiences, and feel heard within the relationships that matter to them. Over time, I want them to feel more confident in their ability to cope with stress, manage difficult emotions, and navigate challenges with greater clarity.

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Most importantly, I hope they leave therapy more comfortable recognizing their own strengths and with a clearer, steadier sense of self-worth.

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What do you want clients to know before their first session?

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Therapy is a collaboration. I can offer support, education, guidance, practical tools, and honest feedback—but every client is an essential part of the process. Whether we are working individually or together with a partner or family member, each person has a voice in treatment, and that voice matters. The work we do is something we shape together.

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What types of clients tend to resonate most with your approach?

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Clients who feel stuck in patterns they’re ready to move beyond—whether those patterns are rooted in personal history, trauma, relationship dynamics, major life transitions, or the strain of everyday life—tend to connect well with how I work. I enjoy helping children, adolescents, adults, and couples better understand what may be keeping them stuck and develop healthier, more effective ways of moving forward. With younger clients, I especially enjoy helping them find language for experiences they may not yet know how to explain while building practical skills they can use at home, at school, and in their relationships. My goal is always to meet clients exactly where they are and explore together which approaches will work best for them.