Mondie Gonzales
Experienced therapist guiding practical change
LCSW, LISW Ohio
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Trauma and abuse, Grief, Parenting
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Mondie
Mondie Gonzales is a licensed independent clinical social worker practicing in Ohio with 15 years of professional experience. She brings a long history in community mental health and a decade running a independent practice focused on individuals, couples, and families.
Background and approach
Her training includes a Bachelor’s in Psychology and a Master of Social Work, and she holds the credentials LCSW and LISW as documented in her practice details. Her style centers on building a collaborative therapeutic relationship that honors each person as the expert in their life.
Mondie blends practical techniques with empathy, helping clients clarify goals, name what they want, and translate intentions into concrete steps. She draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral methods, client-centered skills, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques to address concerns like trauma, grief, parenting and relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, ADHD, stress, self-esteem, career decisions, and compassion fatigue.
In sessions she emphasizes life skills, boundary setting, and informed decision making so clients can shape a life that aligns with their values and goals. Her work also extends to a wide range of related issues including family of origin dynamics, caregiver stress, fertility and fatherhood matters, gender dysphoria, and forgiveness work.
How Mondie’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on creating a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the therapist follows the client’s lead and helps clarify values and goals; this approach is useful for people seeking understanding and empathy as they explore life changes and relationship dynamics. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more effective patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, stress, ADHD-related challenges, and problem-solving around parenting or career issues. Mindfulness-based therapy teaches simple awareness and grounding practices that reduce stress and improve emotional regulation when facing grief, anger, or compassion fatigue.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together. Mondie approaches that decision collaboratively, tailoring techniques to each person’s goals, preferences, and the issues they bring to sessions so the plan evolves as progress is made.
Online therapy with Mondie uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options let clients fit sessions into busy schedules, continue work during life transitions, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable while working toward clearer goals and practical changes with a licensed professional.
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Experience
15+ years
Licensed
Ohio, Oregon
Languages
English