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Shalini Mongia, MFT

Individual
Therapy

in Pleasant Hill and Alamo, CA

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OCD & PTSD
overwhelm
grief and loss
health conditions
addictions
self-esteem
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Therapy offers a confidential, nonjudgmental space to focus on what matters most. It can help with managing anxiety, stress, and insecurities. If you're dealing with relationship stuff, self-doubt, or patterns you want to change, counseling can help with building healthy habits and finding balance. Perhaps you wish to explore family dynamics or work through past trauma.

Whether you're working through problems at work or home, with sleep and appetite issues, or a major life change, therapy is a space to explore experiences in depth and gain the insight and skills needed to move forward. Information about evidence-based therapy and our preferred modalities can be found back on our home page.

Therapy offers a confidential,  nonjudgmental space to focus on what matters most. It can help with  managing anxiety, grief, and tough life transitions. Some come to  address relationships or self-doubt. Others seek support with building healthy habits or finding balance. For those feeling overwhelmed by work, family, or life demands, therapy provides tools to regain balance. Perhaps you wish to explore behavior patterns or work through past trauma. Whether you're working through self-doubt, dysregulation, or a major life change, therapy is a space to explore your experiences in  depth and gain the insight and skills needed to move forward.


Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is highly effective for those struggling with anxiety, depression, and negative thought patterns, helping to challenge unhelpful behaviors and replace them with healthier, more realistic ones. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is often used for those with intense emotions, focusing on emotional regulation, mindfulness, and interpersonal skills. For trauma survivors, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) helps reprocess traumatic memories, reducing their emotional charge and promoting healing. Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT) is particularly beneficial for children and teens who have experienced trauma, combining traditional CBT with trauma-sensitive approaches to help them process and cope with their experiences.


In addition to these, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is often used for individuals looking for practical, goal-oriented solutions to current challenges. This approach emphasizes strengths and resources, guiding individuals to develop effective strategies to move forward. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is helpful for people who are ambivalent about change, such as those dealing with substance use or making life adjustments. MI fosters collaboration and enhances motivation, helping individuals explore their reasons for change and build the confidence to take action. These diverse approaches offer flexibility, allowing therapy to be personalized to meet each person's unique journey toward healing.

What we could work on in individual therapy:


  • Mental Health: depression, anxiety, OCD, bipolar disorder, PTSD

  • Addiction: alcohol/drug concerns, gambling, compulsive behaviors

  • Relationships: marriage struggles, family conflicts, patterns overall

  • Stress: career pressures, overwhelm, stress management

  • Grief and Loss: coping with death, divorce, major life changes

  • Self-Esteem: low self-worth and building a positive self-image

  • Behavioral: anger management, emotional regulation, impulsivity

  • Personal growth: self-discovery, goals, healthy choices

  • Physical: chronic illness, pain management, health conditions

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until you make the unconscious conscious, 

it will direct your life and you will call it fate

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3189 Danville Blvd, Ste 250
Alamo, CA 94507

395 Taylor Blvd

Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

© 2025 Shalini Mongia, MFT

emotional wounds
power struggles
separation anxiety
trouble focusing
sibling rivalry
disruptive behavior
defiance & disrespect
Couple Hugging

Therapy offers a confidential, nonjudgmental space to focus on what matters most. It can help with managing anxiety, stress, and insecurities. If you're dealing with relationship stuff, self-doubt, or patterns you want to change, counseling can help with building healthy habits and finding balance. Perhaps you wish to explore family dynamics or work through past trauma.

Whether you're working through problems at work or home, with sleep and appetite issues, or a major life change, therapy is a space to explore experiences in depth and gain the insight and skills needed to move forward. Information about evidence-based therapy and our preferred modalities can be found back on our home page.

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