Monica Mitry, ACA, AASW

Monica Mitry is the owner of Counselling Blossom Service, a counselling, clinical supervision and case management provider offering support to individuals and organisations across Australia. She is a registered counsellor, social worker and clinical counselling supervisor with ACA and AASW, and brings a practiced blend of micro skills and interpersonal techniques together with current industry knowledge to shape evidence-informed interventions. Her work combines multiple theoretical frameworks with holistic principles to create practical, goal-oriented support that is socially inclusive, trauma-informed and solution focused.

Monica integrates a range of therapeutic methods including art therapy, gestalt therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, schema approaches, dialectical behavioural therapy, Gottman methods and acceptance and commitment concepts, tailoring these tools to each person’s needs. She has conducted comprehensive assessments and developed treatment plans for people facing complex and co-morbid concerns, and has ten years of professional experience working with children, adolescents, adults, people with disability and older adults.

Her clinical interests include stress and anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief and bereavement, self-esteem and coping with life changes, with additional focus on issues such as abandonment, communication problems, control, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation and life purpose. Monica welcomes enquiries from those seeking a collaborative therapeutic relationship and aims to help people move beyond pain toward greater self-awareness and wellbeing.

Evidence-based approaches for online counselling and support

Monica commonly uses cognitive behavioural therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. CBT is practical and structured, and is often used for anxiety, stress and mood-related difficulties. Acceptance and commitment concepts are another part of her work - these techniques focus on clarifying values, accepting difficult emotions and taking meaningful action despite discomfort, which can help with grief, life transitions and low self-esteem.

For relationship work she draws on approaches informed by Gottman principles to improve communication, reduce negative interaction cycles and strengthen partnership skills. Monica adapts these methods to the online setting so that couples and individuals can practise new ways of relating in real time.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Monica works collaboratively with each person to determine which techniques best fit their goals, needs and preferences. Sessions online can be delivered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules, those in regional areas and people who prefer remote access. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to engage with a suitably qualified or registered professional from wherever you are.