Practitioner record · Checked 7 Nov 2026
Monetta Givens has been in practice 26 years and is licensed in Louisiana. Monetta lists stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and trauma and abuse among 13 subjects on the BetterHelp roster.
Everything below is either quoted from Monetta's own BetterHelp listing, taken from public licensing records, or written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such. Nothing here is an availability promise, a review, or a rating.
01 · Who Monetta works with
Monetta lists 5 specialisms and 8 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Monetta chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.
02 · In Monetta's own words
Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.
I’m a warm and caring therapist with 26 years of experience working with a diverse clientele. I have been licensed as an LPC for almost 15 years. Before that time I was a licensed addiction counselor working in inpatient treatment for 10 years starting in 2000. I specialize in women’s issues, depression, anxiety, trauma, assertive communication, anger & stress management, and relationships issues.
My focus in the therapeutic relationship is to assist clients in reaching their treatment goals and helping them find purpose and meaning in life. I believe knowledge is power, and that knowing oneself and gaining mastery over obstacles once thought insurmountable is very empowering. I believe in teaching emotional literacy in order to help ease feelings of distress or apathy and emptiness. I typically use cognitive behavioral interventions including psychoeducation, coping skills training, identifying triggers, journaling, thought records, cognitive distortion training, relapse prevention strategies, stress and anger management techniques, etc. I also approach therapy from a person-centered perspective where I recognize the client’s right to self determination and unconditional positive regard.
I’m here to guide you towards a path of achieving your goals in life and finding light in the darkness. No matter how difficult life might seem at the moment, just remember that healing and recovery is possible if you commit to working towards your goals daily and give yourself permission to be human.
If you’re ready and willing to get started on your journey to an optimal level of functioning, please reach out to schedule an appointment with me. I’m looking forward to meeting you!
Monetta Givens, on the BetterHelp listing · read 7 Nov 2026
03 · What happens next
Monetta practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Monetta's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.
BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Monetta at this point.
BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Monetta is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Monetta.
You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.
A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.
Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.
04 · Before you commit
Built from what Monetta actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Monetta's - Monetta has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.
“How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”
Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.
“With 26 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”
Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.
“How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”
On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.
05 · Practical details
06 · Provenance
Monetta's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 7 Nov 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.
The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.
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