Harold "Lanny" Monson, LMFT

Harold "Lanny" Monson is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Utah with 25 years of clinical experience. He works with adults who are struggling with relationship conflict, parenting strain, anger, stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, and related concerns. He also supports people facing trauma, identity issues, and life transitions.

Lanny approaches sessions in a direct, practical way. He listens for how people describe feeling powerless and looks for concrete ways to shift that pattern. He uses ideas from client-centered work and CBT to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are also part of how he helps people consider change.

His background includes long-term work with people affected by sexual and physical trauma and with those who have struggled with substance use. He has spent years working in correctional settings and in military family advocacy. Those roles shaped how he talks about accountability, safety, and rebuilding daily routines.

Over the years he has focused on issues such as ADHD, autism spectrum traits, codependency, communication problems, and intimacy-related concerns. He also works with people dealing with chronic illness, body image, aging, and career stress. He pays attention to cultural context and outreach to underserved groups.

Lanny developed a working idea he calls "Displaced Power" to describe patterns where people feel they lack control. He helps clients move toward what he calls "the power within" by identifying small changes that produce noticeable differences. To begin, he asks practical questions and sets measurable next steps rather than vague promises.

How his approaches translate to online work