Monica Montoya, LPCC

Monica Montoya is a licensed California clinician with more than 15 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, and challenges around eating and self-image. As a bicultural and bilingual professional who speaks both English and Spanish, she brings cultural awareness to her work and adapts care to fit each person's background and needs. Monica holds the LPCC credential - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - which reflects her clinical training and authorization to provide counseling in California.

She has focused much of her practice on issues such as binge eating, anger management, motivation, self-esteem, and building confidence. Monica helps clients explore the thoughts and feelings that contribute to patterns of distress, and she partners with them to develop practical strategies for change. Her approach prioritizes an open, nonjudgmental space where people can express difficult emotions and try new ways of coping.

Monica emphasizes collaboration and encouragement as people take the often difficult first steps toward a more satisfying life. She offers steady support through that process and works with clients to set realistic goals, build skills, and strengthen resilience over time.

Evidence-Based Techniques Delivered Online by a Bilingual LPCC

Monica uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding and shifting thought patterns to reduce anxiety and improve mood. These approaches help people identify unhelpful thinking, learn alternative perspectives, and practice new coping strategies that ease everyday stress and worry.

She also emphasizes behavioral strategies that address habits related to eating, anger, and motivation. By breaking challenges into small, manageable steps and practicing new routines, clients can build confidence and see measurable changes in their mood and behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Monica works collaboratively with each client to determine what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they review progress and adjust techniques as goals evolve.

Online therapy with Monica offers flexibility - sessions can take place via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit care into a busy life and to access a licensed professional from different locations within California. This range of options supports continuity of care and allows clients to choose the format that feels most comfortable and practical for them.