Patricia Montanari, LMHC, LPCC
Practical, relationship-focused support for parents
Book with Patricia- Years in practice
- 16
- Credentials
- LMHC, LPCC
- Licensed in
- Florida, New Mexico
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Patricia
Patricia Montanari is a licensed mental health counselor with 16 years of experience helping people sort through parenting challenges and related stress. She practices in Florida and brings a straightforward, problem-solving approach to sessions. Patricia uses clear language and simple tools so parents can try ideas between meetings.
She blends practical strategies with attention to how past relationships shape current struggles. That combination helps with anxiety, depression, mood swings, and problems related to addiction and trauma.
Background and approach
Patricia also addresses concerns around self-esteem, anger, and managing life transitions. Patricia draws on several therapy styles to match what a person needs. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking, acceptance-based ideas to reduce avoidance, and attachment-informed work to look at relationship patterns.
She aims to help clients build coping skills and improve communication at home. Her background includes work across community mental health settings, home-based services, and group programs. She has experience supporting people from diverse cultural backgrounds and has worked with issues tied to first responder roles and complex co-occurring problems.
Her training history includes motivational interviewing and crisis intervention. Outside of practice she values family time, travel, swimming, music, and reading. For parents seeking practical ways to manage stress and strengthen family routines, Patricia offers a calm, direct style and a focus on doable steps.
What Patricia works with
Everything Patricia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Patricia helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Body image
- Communication problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
Approaches Patricia lists
- 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Evidence-based approaches adapted for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. It encourages identifying values and taking small actions that fit those values, which can help with parenting stress and anxiety. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thought patterns and teaches concrete skills to change behavior and reduce symptoms like panic or low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns affect current connections, which can be useful when parenting challenges reflect family relationship dynamics.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Patricia works collaboratively with each person to select and adapt methods that match their goals, concerns, and daily realities. Together they track what helps and adjust the plan as needed so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions can be a shorter check-in without video, and messaging is useful for brief updates or prompts between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing parenting, work, and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Patricia
What concerns does Patricia commonly address?
She helps with parenting challenges, stress, anxiety, depression, addiction-related issues, trauma and related relationship concerns.
What is her general therapy style like?
Sessions are pragmatic and collaborative, focusing on skills people can use between meetings while also looking at relationship patterns and emotional responses.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 16 years of clinical experience across community mental health, home-based services, and group work supporting diverse populations.
Where is she licensed and located?
She holds Florida licensure and practices in Florida as a LMHC and also holds an LPCC credential in New Mexico.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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