Nancy Montes, LCSW

Nancy Montes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California with 22 years of professional experience. She brings a long history of supporting people through anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes. Nancy emphasizes respect and cultural sensitivity in every conversation.

She tailors conversations and treatment plans to each person. Sessions focus on what matters most to the individual and on practical steps that can be tried between meetings. Her background includes work with caregivers and people facing the challenges of aging and geriatric issues.

Nancy uses a mix of approaches to match the needs of each person. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to make the room feel collaborative and on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses Emotionally-Focused and Jungian ideas when exploring relationship patterns and personal meaning.

People who come to Nancy often want help with stress, self-esteem, loneliness, or communication problems. She also supports those dealing with compassion fatigue, postpartum mood concerns, phobias, and social anxiety. Her work includes attention to multicultural concerns and family-related stresses.

Nancy aims to create clear, doable goals. She works with clients to build coping skills, improve daily routines, and strengthen relationships. The goal is steady progress at a pace that fits each person's life.

How her approaches shape online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and creating a collaborative space where the person's priorities guide the work. It helps when someone wants to be heard and to build goals at their own pace.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers practical exercises and experiments that reduce anxiety and improve daily routines.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people map and shift unhelpful patterns in close relationships by naming emotions and trying new interaction steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Nancy will work together with each person to pick or blend methods that fit their goals, comfort level, and life demands. She adjusts the plan as progress and priorities change.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, shorten check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. It can also let people use quieter surroundings, rely on phone-only contacts if bandwidth is limited, or choose a setup that helps them engage most effectively. Licensed professionals can use these options to keep therapy practical and usable within everyday life.