Mona Bartram , LCSW

Mona Bartram is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship struggles. She focuses on practical steps that make daily life easier. Mona emphasizes strengths people already have and offers steady support while they work through hard moments.

Mona uses clear, down-to-earth language in sessions. She listens first, then helps clients pick a few concrete skills to try between meetings. Those small steps often make routines feel more manageable and reduce overwhelm over time.

Her work draws on acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive-behavioral tools, and emotion-focused conversation. Mona also uses strategies from dialectical behavior therapy and a client-centered stance to help people notice patterns and shift them. Therapy sessions often include mindfulness, behavior changes, and focused reflection.

She brings about 20 years of professional experience in Texas to her practice and holds the credential LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker. That experience includes helping people cope with life changes, career stress, sleep problems, chronic illness challenges, caregiving strain, and attachment or abandonment concerns.

Mona often helps people navigate family conflict, forgiveness, guilt, and the emotional fallout from trauma and abuse. She also supports those facing end-of-life concerns, hospice matters, and the stress of aging or caregiving. Sessions are practical, patient-paced, and aimed at helping people feel more steady in everyday life.

Approach-driven care available online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and choose actions that match their values. This approach can be useful for anxiety, grief, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-world evidence, which often helps reduce worry and low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy centers on understanding emotions and improving how people express needs in close relationships, which can help with relationship stress and attachment concerns.

Mona treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then try techniques that fit those needs. Together they check what helps and adjust the plan as needed so therapy stays relevant and useful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for a full talk session and for skill practice that benefits from seeing facial expression. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people share thoughts between sessions and maintain momentum on skill practice. These options make therapy more flexible for people juggling work, caregiving, or health challenges.