- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Alison
Alison Mondares is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and parenting concerns. She works with adults to address intimacy-related issues, relationship stress, sleep problems, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Alison writes plainly and listens closely to understand what matters to each person.
She favors practical tools that fit into everyday life. Sessions focus on clear goals, simple skills, and steady progress. She uses mindfulness and cognitive strategies to reduce worry and improve sleep.
Background and approach
She also draws on acceptance-based ideas to help people live by their values even when feelings are hard. Alison practices client-centered care, which means conversations follow the client’s pace and priorities. She helps people talk through relationship patterns and learn communication skills.
Emotion-focused work supports processing grief, trauma, and intimacy-related pain. Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. She offers reflections, skill coaching, and gentle challenges so clients can try new ways of coping.
Homework is practical and geared toward real-life moments parents and busy adults face. Alison holds a Florida LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She has seven years of experience doing clinical work.
Her practice includes support for a wide range of life stresses, from caregiving strain and end-of-life concerns to body image and chronic illness adjustments. Sessions are offered in English and delivered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. The structure is meant to be flexible so people can use therapy in ways that fit their schedules and daily demands.
What Alison works with
Everything Alison lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Alison helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Alison lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches work in online sessions
Alison uses a mix of practical therapies that translate well to online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying thought patterns and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce worry and change unhelpful behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters most and build small actions that match those values even when feelings are difficult. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental conversation where the therapist follows the client’s pace and priorities to help them feel heard and understood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alison will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative planning may mix acceptance strategies, cognitive tools, or emotion-focused conversations depending on the issue.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls let people use visual cues and practice communication skills in real time. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a quieter setup is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, quick skills coaching, or when someone prefers writing over speaking. These options are meant to increase flexibility and help people use therapy in the ways that fit their day-to-day routines.
Questions people ask about Alison
What concerns does Alison help with?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, ADHD, and compassion fatigue among other areas.
What is the therapeutic style like?
Sessions are practical and client-centered, focusing on goals the person values. Conversations combine listening with skill teaching and gentle challenges.
What is her clinical background?
Alison is a licensed clinical social worker with seven years of experience working in clinical settings. She has focused experience helping people navigate life transitions and emotional struggles.
Where is the therapist licensed and located?
She holds a Florida LCSW license and practices out of Florida.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions delivered?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide different ways to connect depending on needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on therapist availability.
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