About Mona
Mona Awad is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida with five years of practical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the effects of trauma. Mona approaches therapy with respect for each person’s experience and strengths.
She uses straightforward conversation and steady support to help people take the next steps they want to try. Mona believes people know their own stories best. In sessions she listens first, then offers tools to make daily life feel more manageable.
Background and approach
She blends a client-centered style with cognitive behavioral techniques to address patterns of thought and behavior. That means she pays close attention to what matters to the client and helps them test new ways of thinking and acting. Clients who come for help with self-esteem, motivation, or coping with big life changes can expect concrete strategies alongside empathic listening.
Mona also works with issues connected to family of origin, abandonment, divorce and separation, and caregiver stress. She supports people dealing with immigration-related pressures, fertility concerns, and aging-related challenges. Sessions are practical and goal-focused while staying grounded in each person’s values.
Conversations may include skill practice, thought reframing, and planning small steps forward. Mona aims to make therapy feel doable for people juggling busy lives. She conducts sessions in English and accepts international clients.
Her approach suits people who want a collaborative, straightforward therapist who balances listening with actionable tools.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Mona uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy as core approaches. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding your goals. The therapist follows your lead and helps you clarify what you want to change. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches practical skills to reframe unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood.Choosing the right method is a team effort. Mona will talk with you about your goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together you can try different techniques and adjust the plan based on what helps in everyday life. The aim is collaboration rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit your routine. Video works well for longer conversations and visual cues. Phone can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let you send thoughts in writing and get ongoing support between longer sessions. These formats give flexibility for people with busy schedules or who travel across time zones.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English