About Alison
Alison Mondares is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and ADHD-related struggles. She works with adults facing life changes, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, and trauma or abuse. Her style is warm and down-to-earth, focused on practical steps that fit daily life.
Alison uses straightforward tools to help clients build routines, improve communication, and handle overwhelming emotions. Sessions often include problem-solving, practicing new ways to cope, and checking what actually works between meetings.
Background and approach
She aims to make therapy feel useful from the first few sessions. With seven years of clinical experience, Alison draws on several evidence-based methods to tailor care to each person. She leans into approaches that teach skills for managing thoughts and feelings and that help people clarify personal values.
The work is collaborative and paced to the client’s readiness. Clients can expect a calm, listening presence and clear, simple strategies to try at home. Alison offers concrete ways to improve sleep, reduce anxious thinking, and rebuild confidence after setbacks.
She also addresses complex situations like bipolar mood concerns, caregiving strain, and end-of-life stress. Located in Florida, Alison brings practical focus to therapy while honoring each person’s story. She helps people set small, achievable goals and notices progress along the way.
Her aim is steady support that fits real life.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts without getting stuck in them and then take small actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and the frustration that comes with ADHD. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like low mood, worry, and sleep trouble. It often includes clear exercises to try between sessions.The choice of approach usually comes from a conversation. The therapist will work together with the client to figure out which methods fit their goals, needs, and daily routine. That collaborative process can include trying one approach for a few sessions and adjusting as needed.
Online formats used include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill practice and emotional connection. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework prompts, or when a shorter reflection fits a busy day. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into real life.
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What this therapist works with
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- 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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