About Mona
Mona Burden-Blunt helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, anger, and big life changes. She focuses on practical steps people can use day to day. Mona is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, based in Virginia and has eight years of experience.
She spends sessions listening for patterns that keep people stuck. Then she works with clients to try small, doable changes. Conversations often focus on managing panic, easing social anxiety, and reducing isolation.
Background and approach
Mona pays special attention to feelings of guilt, shame, and difficulties with forgiveness. She supports people trying to reconnect with themselves and find a clearer sense of purpose. Work in sessions may include practicing new ways to communicate and handle upsetting emotions.
The approach is grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques and shaped by each person’s needs. Mona aims for straightforward, reachable goals so people can see progress between sessions. Over time the work is meant to help people build coping skills and more steady emotional balance.
Sessions are offered in English and provided through a variety of online formats. People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Many of Mona's methods are evidence-based techniques that focus on clear skills and practice. One approach helps people learn to notice and change the thoughts that feed anxiety and panic; it teaches practical tools to reduce intense worry and interrupt panic attacks. Another approach emphasizes processing reactions to trauma and abuse by grading exposure and building coping skills so distress becomes more manageable over time.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they choose techniques to try and adjust them as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients check in between sessions or have shorter touchpoints when that fits best.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also works with
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English