Alison Mondares, LCSW

Alison Mondares is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma and abuse. She offers a calm, practical approach that focuses on everyday steps people can take to feel steadier. Alison writes plainly and listens carefully to what matters most to each person.

She uses a mix of methods to help clients build coping skills and clarity. Sessions often focus on improving communication, managing strong emotions, and finding routines that support better sleep and steadier mood. Alison also works with issues tied to caregiving, cancer, aging, and other major life changes.

Alison brings seven years of clinical experience in Florida to her practice. She draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and acceptance-based ideas to tailor work to each person. The aim is to turn insights into small, doable actions that make daily life easier.

People meet with Alison to talk through relationship concerns, parenting stress, codependency, and intimacy-related issues, as well as persistent feelings of guilt or shame. She helps with practical problems like hoarding, communication breakdowns, and navigating divorce or end-of-life caregiving decisions.

Her style is collaborative and grounded. Alison helps people set clear goals, practice new ways of responding, and check progress over time. To begin, clients use the site’s Start Therapy button to complete a brief questionnaire and schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.

How Alison's approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It supports values-based action so clients can move toward what matters even when emotions are hard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep troubles, and many everyday problems.

Finding the best approach is part of the process. Alison works with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She mixes ideas from ACT, CBT, and client-centered care to tailor sessions rather than using a single fixed method.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions will be delivered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit care around work, school, and caregiving by removing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. It can also be helpful when someone prefers not to use video or needs lower bandwidth options. Therapists and licensed professionals will work with clients to set goals, practice new skills between sessions, and track progress over time.