About Alison
Alison Mondares is a Florida-based licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She listens with care and works alongside clients to find practical ways forward. Her approach is down-to-earth and focused on everyday challenges families and individuals face.
Alison often starts by helping people name what feels overwhelming. She uses clear, manageable steps to address low mood, sleep problems, grief, and changes in life roles. Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings, like breathing techniques and thought exercises.
Background and approach
She blends several counseling methods to match each person's needs. That can mean exploring personal values and committed action, looking at how thoughts affect behavior, or working on emotional connection and communication. Mindfulness practices are also used to help people stay present and reduce reactivity.
With seven years of clinical experience, Alison brings steady support for complex situations. She commonly helps with relationship strain, parenting stress, caregiving burdens, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people facing medical issues such as cancer, hospice, and end-of-life concerns.
Sessions are available in English and offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Payment is handled through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
Therapeutic approaches that translate well to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small, meaningful steps toward those values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions because it focuses on action rather than eliminating every uncomfortable thought or feeling.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical techniques to shift unhelpful patterns. It often helps with anxiety, sleep issues, mood concerns, and coping skills that people can practice between sessions.
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist follows the client's lead. This approach supports self-understanding and builds confidence to face relationship or life challenges.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adapt methods as work progresses. Clients are invited to give feedback and change direction when needed.
Online sessions can fit into busy lives by offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video helps when visual cues matter, phone calls can be easier on low-bandwidth connections, and chat or text can work for brief check-ins or times when typing is more convenient. These options make attending sessions more flexible for different schedules and needs.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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