Ana Montenegro

Ana Montenegro is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with ten years of practice. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns. She also helps with anger, grief, self-esteem, career changes, and life transitions. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

Ana favors a collaborative, goal-oriented style. She often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new actions. She commonly sets clear targets and may suggest optional exercises between sessions to practice skills learned in therapy.

She also draws on solution-focused and psychodynamic ideas when appropriate. That means she helps clients set short-term goals while paying attention to past patterns that affect current choices. Conversations focus on practical steps and on understanding what keeps a problem going.

Ana describes her work as team-based. She explains treatment plans, checks in about the therapeutic relationship, and adapts pacing to the client. She offers Christian counseling when spiritual guidance is part of a person’s needs.

Her background includes a Master of Arts in Psychology through a Marriage and Family Therapy program and state licensure in California. She continues professional development by reading current research and attending trainings. People who want direct, structured help with everyday problems may find her approach a practical fit.

Approach-focused online therapy that fits your life

Many clients benefit from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy because it focuses on clear links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT gives straightforward tools to test and change unhelpful thinking patterns and to build new behaviors for managing anxiety, anger, and low mood. Motivational Interviewing helps people resolve mixed feelings about change by gently exploring goals and strengthening motivation to act.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time based on progress and comfort.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins, or avoid travel. It can also help maintain continuity during life transitions and allow more flexible scheduling to suit school, work, or caregiving demands.