About me

I am an older male. I've had a lot of diverse life experience that gives me a helpful perspective on many different styles of marriage and family. I've been married to the same woman for 50 years, and have five children and 7 grandchildren. I ran a home repairs business for 20 years. I became a therapist later in life because of my interest in reducing impulsive and reactive behavior. I worked on a secure Military Base with a civilian and military population as Family Advocacy Program Manager where I taught relationship enhancement for the couples in high-stress military settings. I worked with blended families, cross-cultural and inter-racial relationships. I worked with domestic violence offenders and survivors, especially those who wanted to remain in a relationship but who wanted the violence to stop.

As a Marriage and Family therapist, I have worked with couples and families using structural and narrative therapy and Gottman techniques to find balance and greater harmony.

I have a BS from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Later in life I graduated with an MS in Family and Human Development from Utah State University in Logan, Utah. In 2004 I graduated with a Post-Master's Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy from Saint Mary's University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the 1980's as I did volunteer work for the Women and Children in Crisis Center in Provo Utah, I developed a theory I called, "Displaced Power." I use that theory to help couples and each individual in the family who feels powerless (which includes almost anyone who comes to therapy for almost any reason) regain or gain a sense of control over their own lives. I've been very successful with it.

Specialties

  • Relationships
  • Family conflicts
  • Parenting issues
  • Anger management
  • Self esteem, Motivation
Also experienced in:
Stress, Anxiety , Addictions , LGBT , Trauma and abuse , Grief , Intimacy-related issues , Eating disorders , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Depression , Coping with life changes , Compassion fatigue , ADHD , Abandonment , Read more...

Clinical approaches:
Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems

Years of Experience: 25

Services offered


  • Messaging

  • Phone

  • Video

Licensing

AZ LMFT LMFT-15973

WA LMFT LF61263076

UT LMFT 5788419-3902

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Harold "Lanny" Monson. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Regain might be different.

Written on Apr 18, 2022 after therapy with Harold "Lanny" for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship

Lanny is a kind, open-minded therapist. We've had a few sessions and both of us just love him!

Written on Jan 20, 2022 after therapy with Harold "Lanny" for 10 months on issues concerning relationship

Lanny is a remarkable therapist!

Written on Dec 09, 2021 after therapy with Harold "Lanny" for 2 months on issues concerning relationship

Patient, compassionate, wonderful therapist who listens without judgement. Lanny offers education and insight on the mind and therapeutic process, creating a plan towards wholeness

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