About Mona
Mona Awad is a licensed clinical social worker with five years of experience practicing in Florida. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or the aftermath of trauma and abuse. Mona emphasizes a respectful, straightforward approach that centers the person's own strengths and experiences.
She talks with clients about what feels most urgent and practical right now. Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused, with an eye toward small changes that add up.
How Mona works
Mona helps people rebuild confidence, manage intense emotions, and handle major life shifts at a pace that feels manageable. Her work also addresses issues tied to relationships and life roles, such as blended family concerns, caregiver stress, commitment questions, and fatherhood issues. She supports people coping with abandonment, grief, fertility struggles, immigration-related stress, and blunt feelings like guilt or emptiness.
Mona blends a client-centered style with cognitive behavioral techniques. That means she listens first and then offers straightforward tools to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Sessions aim to be practical and concrete so clients can try strategies between meetings.
People who prefer a clear, supportive therapist tend to work well with her. She communicates plainly, checks in on progress, and adjusts the plan as needs shift. Mona accepts international clients and conducts sessions from Florida in English.
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What Mona works with
The areas below are the ones Mona selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- 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
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Client-centered and CBT strategies for online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's perspective. The therapist follows the client's lead, mirrors concerns, and helps people notice their own strengths so they can move forward. This approach is useful when someone needs acceptance and a clear space to sort out feelings and choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is more structured and teaches practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It helps with anxiety, depression, stress, and coping after trauma by breaking problems into manageable steps and practicing new skills between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, daily challenges, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video lets people work face-to-face when needed. Phone sessions can fit a short break during a busy day or use less bandwidth. Chat and messaging provide brief check-ins or ongoing written support between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping treatment consistent and accessible.
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