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Ana Montenegro, LMFT

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing
  • LanguagesEnglish and Spanish
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About Ana

Ana Montenegro is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with a decade of clinical work.

Background and approach

She brings experience from outpatient, group, and individual settings and has supported people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting challenges, grief and life transitions, intimacy concerns, and ADHD-related struggles. Her background includes work with clients navigating military life issues, co-parenting adjustments, and personal growth efforts.

Her practice emphasizes a collaborative, structured approach that often draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical skills. She also integrates solution-focused and psychodynamic ideas when helpful, tailoring interventions to both short-term goals and longer-term insight.

Ana explains treatment structure, may offer optional between-session exercises, and encourages an active partnership so clients can apply strategies outside sessions. Fluent in English and Spanish, she aims to create an inviting, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore their story and build toward clearer functioning and greater well-being.

Ana maintains professional development through ongoing training and reading, and she frames therapy as a joint effort to resolve problems and clarify life purpose.

Approaches that translate well to online care



Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a practical, skills-based approach that focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce distress and improve functioning. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and attention-related challenges and tends to translate cleanly to structured online sessions. Motivational Interviewing centers on strengthening a person’s own motivation to change by exploring ambivalence and supporting commitment to goals; it can be especially useful when clients are weighing life changes, career moves, or behavior shifts.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Ana works collaboratively with clients to determine what fits best for their needs and preferences. She combines techniques as appropriate, discusses treatment structure and goals early on, and adjusts strategies based on how the client responds and what feels most helpful.

Online therapy in her practice is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to fit consistent care into busy lives, allow continuity when in-person meetings are difficult, and support ongoing skill practice between sessions through brief check-ins and written exchanges.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Ana commonly address?
Ana works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting challenges, grief, intimacy-related concerns, career and life transitions, and ADHD among other focuses.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
She emphasizes a collaborative, structured approach rooted in cognitive behavioral techniques while integrating solution-focused and psychodynamic ideas to meet both short-term goals and deeper exploration.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of experience working in outpatient, group, and individual therapy settings with clients facing a variety of life challenges and adjustments.
What credentials and location are listed for Ana?
She is an LMFT licensed in California with license number CA LMFT 50293 and practices in the state of California.
In which languages can sessions be conducted?
Sessions are available in English and Spanish for clients who prefer either language.
Which session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as available formats for working together.
How does payment and cost structure work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietySelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoaching

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesBody imageCommitment issuesCommunication problemsEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English, Spanish

What Ana can help with

Ana Montenegro works with clients on stress and anxiety, self esteem, career difficulties, depression, and coaching.

Ana works with clients who are presenting with depression, anxiety, relationship and parenting issues, teen concerns, grief/loss, self-esteem issues, trauma, abuse, changes in the home, co-parenting issues, military life issues, personal growth, and crisis.

How Ana approaches therapy

Ana's clinical approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Ana is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California, with 10 years of clinical experience.