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Practical, strengths-based counseling for life challenges

Veronica Montoya, LPC, LMHC

9 years in practice · based in Florida · sessions in English, Spanish · 4 methods listed · online only

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About Veronica

Veronica Montoya helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC practicing in Florida. Veronica speaks English and Spanish and accepts international clients.

Veronica focuses on practical steps people can take right away. She emphasizes building a trusting relationship and sets goals together with each person. Sessions aim to use a person’s strengths to move through hard moments and toward clearer choices.

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Background and approach

Her work often includes addressing family-related struggles, communication problems, attachment issues, and codependency. She also supports people dealing with career stress, self-esteem concerns, ADHD, and the emotional fallout of trauma and abuse. Veronica brings about nine years of clinical experience to these issues.

In sessions she draws on straightforward methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, plus mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques. That means conversations focus on changing unhelpful thoughts, noticing what matters most, and strengthening skills for daily life. Veronica aims for a collaborative style.

She helps clients set achievable goals and practices tools together in session. The emphasis is on small, steady changes that reduce overwhelm and improve functioning. People who prefer therapy in Spanish can work with her in that language.

She offers flexible online formats so people can fit sessions around school, work, or other responsibilities.

How her approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their values and take small meaningful actions even when difficult thoughts or feelings show up. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting patterns in thoughts and behaviors and testing small changes to see what helps reduce distress. CBT often helps with anxiety, depression, and anger. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and support clearer decision making, which can help with stress and social anxiety.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Veronica will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try methods that match those goals, and adjust as needed. She works with clients to identify what feels helpful and what needs revision so care fits the person rather than the other way around.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy fit busy lives. Video can recreate a face-to-face feel, phone calls work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat offers a shorter check-in option, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options let people schedule around school, work, or caregiving and keep continuity when travel or relocation occurs.
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Questions people ask

What issues does she help people with?

She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and life transitions.

How would you describe the therapy style?

The approach is collaborative and practical, focusing on building trust, setting clear goals, and practicing skills that can be used between sessions.

What is her background and experience?

She has about nine years of clinical experience and works with a range of concerns including teens and young adults in addition to adults.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds LPC and LMHC credentials and practices in Florida with licensure noted as TX LPC and FL LMHC.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she is available to work with international clients.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

What this counselor works with

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Experience
9 years
Licensed
Florida, Texas
Languages
English, Spanish