About Joshua
Joshua Mondary is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California with eight years of practice. He helps people handle stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting challenges, self-esteem issues, depression, addictions, grief, and major life changes.
Background and approach
He works with practical concerns like communication problems, impulsivity, and career stress. Joshua values clear steps and steady progress in sessions.
His approach begins with listening to each person’s story and strengths. He uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help change unhelpful thoughts and reduce worry.
Motivational interviewing techniques help people find reasons to stick with change and build momentum. Joshua also draws on psychodynamic ideas to help clients notice repeating patterns and the feelings behind choices.
Solution-focused methods are used to set small goals and track what’s improving week to week. Sessions tend to be conversational and goal-oriented, with time for reflection and practical homework when it helps.
People often come with family stress, blended family issues, or parenthood concerns, and he helps clients sort priorities and make clearer decisions. He also supports those navigating addiction, grief, bipolar mood concerns, or living with autism and Asperger Syndrome.
Joshua aims to make therapy a regular, manageable part of life. He offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit busy schedules.
If someone is ready to begin, the first step is a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Joshua uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot and change thought patterns that increase anxiety or low mood. CBT focuses on practical exercises and small behavior changes that lead to clearer results. He also uses mindfulness therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and improve moment-to-moment coping.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Joshua will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods that match those needs. That collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video calls work well for deeper conversations and noticing nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers no video. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins, between-session support, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or caregiving schedules while keeping the focus on useful, goal-oriented work.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English