Works with
- Anger
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- ADHD
How Mondie works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW, LISW
- Licensed in
- Ohio, Oregon
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Mondie
Mondie Gonzales is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Ohio with 15 years of experience. She brings decades of work in community mental health and independent practice to conversations about anger, grief, stress, and relationship struggles. Mondie aims to help people name what they want and take practical steps toward it.
She began with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and later completed a Master of Social Work. Much of her career involved community mental health work with children and families, and she has run a independent practice for the past ten years.
Background and approach
Those roles shaped a straightforward approach to care focused on real-life skills. Sessions tend to center on clear goals. She helps people define what change looks like and then break it into manageable steps.
Techniques draw from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies based on each person’s needs. Mondie places the therapeutic relationship at the center of the work. She treats the person in front of her as the expert on their life while offering guidance on boundaries, decision-making, and coping skills.
This makes the room practical and collaborative rather than prescriptive. People reach out for help with anger, trauma and abuse, ADHD, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, and issues around identity and intimacy. She also supports those dealing with caregiver stress, first responder strain, family conflict, and grief.
Mondie emphasizes building life skills people can use outside of sessions.
What Mondie works with
Everything Mondie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Mondie's practice.
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Mondie lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Mondie Uses Practical Therapies Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s goals. The therapist offers empathy and reflection to help clients clarify what they want and how they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and stress by teaching specific skills and experiments to test new ways of coping.Mondie treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will talk with each person about their needs and preferences, then recommend strategies to try together. That collaborative process means therapies can shift over time if something isn’t working or goals change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for deeper conversations and using worksheets together. Phone sessions can fit a work break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, tracking progress, and practicing skills between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule regular work and keep momentum toward the goals you set with a licensed professional.
Questions people ask about Mondie
What concerns does she address?
Mondie works with people facing anger, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, parenting stress, ADHD, and identity or intimacy issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She centers the relationship, helps clients set goals, and uses techniques matched to each person’s needs.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She has 15 years of clinical experience, plus decades in community mental health and ten years running a independent practice.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds LCSW and LISW credentials and practices in Ohio.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
She works with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.