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Mona Bartram

LCSW

Mona Bartram, LCSW

Practical care for stress and relationship strain

Licensed in Texas
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About Mona

Mona Bartram is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship struggles, and life transitions. She brings two decades of experience to each conversation and focuses on clear goals and practical steps clients can use between sessions.

She believes people already hold important strengths and knowledge about their lives. Sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth. Mona listens, reflects what she hears, and works with each person to set realistic, achievable targets.

Her style draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and change routines that keep problems going. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people make room for difficult feelings while moving toward valued actions. Emotion-focused techniques are part of her work when relationships and attachment show up as core concerns.

Many clients come for help with family tensions, caregiving stress, chronic illness, or the weight of grief and loss. Mona also supports people facing abandonment wounds, communication struggles, and feelings of emptiness or shame. She pays attention to practical needs such as sleep, daily routines, and coping skills for strong emotions.

Mona is licensed in Texas as an LCSW. She offers sessions in English and brings a calm, steady presence to the work. For people ready to make a change, she focuses on useful tools and steady progress rather than quick fixes.

How Mona's Approaches Work Online

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice patterns of thinking and behavior that keep stress or depression going, then tests new ways of thinking and acting to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on accepting difficult feelings while clarifying values and taking small, meaningful steps toward a more valued life. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and priorities, offering empathy and reflective listening to help people feel understood and make their own changes.



Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. Mona partners with each person to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what feels most helpful. She treats the process as collaborative rather than one-size-fits-all.



Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and watching how someone responds, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat and text are helpful for brief check-ins or flexible support between meetings. These options let people fit therapy into busy routines and keep steady progress even when life is hectic.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Mona help with?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family problems, sleep issues, career strain, trauma and many life changes.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens, helps set clear goals, and teaches skills you can use between sessions.

How long has she worked in the field?

She brings 20 years of professional experience to her practice and draws on that background when guiding clients through challenges.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Texas and conducts work from that location.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the US work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does billing and getting started work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a cancellable subscription model; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseSleeping disordersCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsDependent personalityDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapySomatic Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English

License and registration

LCSW, Texas
104513
NPI (National Provider Identifier)
1225395171

As listed on the therapist's professional profile. You can check a license with the state licensing board and an NPI in the national registry.

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