def METHOD_NAME(email_account=None):
	"""Get count of emails sent from a specific email account.
	:param email_account: name of the email account used to send mail
	if email_account=None, email account filter is not applied while counting
	"""
	today = getdate()
	month_start = today.replace(day=1)
	filters = {
		"status": "Sent",
		"creation": [">=", str(month_start)],
	}
	if email_account:
		filters["email_account"] = email_account
	return frappe.db.count("Email Queue", filters=filters)