About Monique Thakkar

Let’s dive into the unknown and bring magic back into your life.

Washington-based therapist championing adults with ADHD on their journey to embrace self-worth, cultivate meaningful connections, and discover their unique path to a vibrant life.

There is something unshakable at your center. No matter what’s happening this is always true.

Are you neurodivergent and experiencing stress, loneliness, or a lack of motivation and fulfillment in life?

I want you to know that You Are Not Alone.

I know what it is like to experience these feelings as well as the joy and satisfaction that happens as a result of developing self awareness, overcoming challenges, and cultivating meaningful connections.

You're here because you want to enjoy your life but instead find yourself eating burnt grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner.

Let's be real, being happy these days is like trying to navigate an obstacle course blindfolded. Our generation is dealing with some serious mental health challenges that our parents and grandparents never had to face.

Social media is basically a psychological minefield. We're constantly scrolling through everyone's perfect lives, which makes us feel like total failures. That random kid from high school looks like they've got it all together - dream job, perfect relationship, amazing travels - while you're sitting in your dorm room stress-eating ramen.

The pressure is real. Between crushing student loans, an insane job market, and the expectation to have your entire life figured out by 22, anxiety has become our generation's default setting.

Our parents tried to protect us from every possible hardship, but that helicopter parenting actually backfired. We never learned how to handle real-world challenges because we were always sheltered.

Add in the constant doom-scrolling through news that makes the world look like it's perpetually on fire, political divisions that make family dinners feel like heated debate competitions, and the fact that traditional community support systems are basically extinct, and you've got a recipe for widespread burnout.

We're connected more than ever digitally, but paradoxically, we've never felt more alone. Community used to mean something - now it's just likes, shares, and surface-level interactions.

On a global scale, there is an epidemic of loneliness which has caused both the government of England and Japan to create a Ministry of Loneliness.

1 in 4 people worldwide are experiencing loneliness according to a 2023 Meta-Gallup Study. Over 40 million adults (19.1% of the population) have an anxiety disorder in the U.S.

The result? A generation that's smart, aware, but fundamentally stressed out and struggling to find genuine happiness in a world that seems designed to keep us perpetually anxious.

How I work:

At the core of my approach to therapy is a belief that you are the expert in your own journey, and I offer my therapeutic expertise to help navigate challenges with endless curiosity and compassion.

Sessions are centered on open dialogue, mutual respect, and partnership. Together, we co-create goals, explore solutions, and develop strategies for meaningful change.

Therapy with me is…

  • As your therapist, I will engage in a mutual learning process, discovering alongside you what this signifies for your path to healing. My objective is to respect your inherent wisdom while providing you with meaningful ideas, empathetic encounters, and useful techniques that you can integrate into your life.

    I view therapy as an expansion of my dedication to activism; it presents a chance for us to work together in exploring, deconstructing, and facilitating healing from the harm inflicted by oppressive systems.

  • Compassion is like the trampoline that helps bring us back up when we feel low.

    When you embrace your strengths and imperfections without judgment, you experience less self-criticism and greater emotional stability. I believe this acceptance enables healthier coping strategies, as you become less reactive to perceived failures and more willing to confront challenges.

    I also see that this approach strengthens relationships, as your self-acceptance promotes authenticity and vulnerability.

  • I help you identify your core values and guide you to build awareness of how these values show up in your daily life. I focus on the process rather than the results. We aren't looking for perfection, just participation.

    I encourage you to try things out, see what works and what doesn't, consistently practicing the actions of the person you are proud to be. (YOU! Not anyone else, but YOU!)

    I believe in incremental change, consistency over intensity. It took decades to get to this point, so it is going to take some time for things to be different, and that's ok.

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My Training & Education

    • Mental Health Counselor Associate MC61462798

    • 2023 | University of Puget Sound Graduate M.Ed. Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling

    • 2023 | Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Member

    • 2024 | 8-Hour Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Identifying Values Workshop

    • 2024 | 30-Hour Trauma Informed Creative Arts Therapy Certificate

    • 2024 | 4-Hour Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Foundations

    • 2024 | 9-Hour Intro into Depth Psychology

    • 2024 | 24-Hour Certified Dialectical Behavior Therapy Professional (C-DBT)*

    • 2024 | 30-Hour ADHD Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP) Certificate*

    • 2024 | 36-Hour Geek Therapeutics Game Master Certificate

    • 2024 | 2-Hour Binge Eating Course

    • 2023 | 12-Hour DBT Skills for Adolescents and Families Online Training

    • 2023 | 12-Hour Game to Grow Method of Therapeutically Applied Role-Playing Games Certificate

    • 2021 | 60-Hour Crisis Line Training

    • 2013 | 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training

      *In Progress

    • 2023 | Speaker at Washington Association for School Counselors Conference

    • 2023 | Speaker at Toronto Serious Play Conference

    • 2018 | South Sound Business 40 under 40

Get in touch

I’m here to help you untangle your mental noodles so you can stress less and love more.

Click this link to choose a day and time for a free, confidential consultation.

I promise therapy isn’t as scary as it seems. Therapy is like a gym for your brain, except you can wear pajamas, and I’ll never ask you to do push-ups. (Unless that’s a goal of yours)

Recognizing the unearned racial advantages that have played a role in my path to becoming a therapist, I offer sessions at a reduced rate through Open Path and support the Inclusive Therapists Platform.

As part of this ongoing practice, I acknowledge and honor that my office is situated on unceded Duwamish land. I am grateful for the Duwamish people's historical and current care of this land and acknowledge my privilege in accessing it. I encourage you to visit their Cultural Center or explore the educational materials on their website. You can experience the history of the Duwamish River in Virtual Reality.

To help promote a more just, peaceful, and equitable society, I am a regular donor to both ReWa and Cultural Survival.

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