- LMFT in California
- CBT and solution focused
- English and Spanish
About Ana
Ana Montenegro is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California with 10 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and parenting challenges. She also offers support around career questions, grief, self-esteem, and life changes.
Ana favors a clear, collaborative style where therapist and client choose goals together. She often uses cognitive behavioral tools to spot thought patterns that affect mood and behavior. Homework and practical exercises may be offered so clients can practice new skills between sessions.
She also draws on solution-focused ideas to set short-term, achievable steps and on psychodynamic thinking to notice patterns rooted in past relationships. Ana describes her approach as structured but flexible, meeting people where they are and pacing work over time.
Ana includes spiritual perspectives when clients request Christian Counseling and tailors sessions to each person's values and priorities. She emphasizes creating a calm, nonjudgmental space for difficult conversations and for learning new coping strategies.
Her background includes experience with individual, marital, pre-marital, and group therapy in outpatient and online settings. She keeps up with the literature, attends trainings, and aims to help people build practical plans for change while exploring what matters most to them.
Ana favors a clear, collaborative style where therapist and client choose goals together. She often uses cognitive behavioral tools to spot thought patterns that affect mood and behavior. Homework and practical exercises may be offered so clients can practice new skills between sessions.
She also draws on solution-focused ideas to set short-term, achievable steps and on psychodynamic thinking to notice patterns rooted in past relationships. Ana describes her approach as structured but flexible, meeting people where they are and pacing work over time.
Ana includes spiritual perspectives when clients request Christian Counseling and tailors sessions to each person's values and priorities. She emphasizes creating a calm, nonjudgmental space for difficult conversations and for learning new coping strategies.
Her background includes experience with individual, marital, pre-marital, and group therapy in outpatient and online settings. She keeps up with the literature, attends trainings, and aims to help people build practical plans for change while exploring what matters most to them.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.