About Patricia
Patricia Montanari uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, mood swings, and addictive behaviors. She combines goal-focused strategies with an understanding that some problems take time to change. Patricia holds LMHC and LPCC credentials and brings 16 years of experience to her work in Florida.
She keeps sessions straightforward and focused. Patricia uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach coping skills and change unhelpful thinking.
Background and approach
She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas to help people notice what matters and build healthier connections. Patricia has worked in a variety of settings, including community mental health, home-based therapy, group work, and residential programs. That background shaped her ability to help people facing trauma, substance use concerns, personality challenges, and co-occurring issues.
She has experience addressing parenting stress and relationship struggles from many angles. Common topics she addresses include depression, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, panic and phobias, compulsive behaviors, and process addictions like gambling or exercise. She also supports people dealing with body image, shame, isolation, infidelity, and multicultural stressors.
Her style is collaborative and direct. Sessions tend to blend skill teaching, values work, and space to talk about painful experiences. Outside work she values family time, travel, swimming, music, and reading.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Patricia often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; CBT is practical for anxiety, depression, panic, and compulsive patterns. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying personal values and building actions that match those values even when strong emotions are present.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Patricia will work with each person to see which methods fit their goals and preferences, and adjust techniques over time. The aim is to match skills and strategies to what a person wants to change or improve.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for more in-depth sessions and skills coaching, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or texting can support brief check-ins, skill practice, or shorter reflections between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family schedules and to keep steady momentum toward goals.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Florida, New Mexico
- Languages
- English