Nancy Montes, LCSW

Nancy Montes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with 22 years of experience. She brings a down-to-earth approach and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and grief. Nancy emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in her work.

She adapts conversations and plans to fit each person's needs. Sessions aim to be practical and focused on real life. Nancy has experience helping people cope with life changes, caregiver stress, isolation and relationship challenges like jealousy.

Her background includes work across diverse communities. She has supported people from Hispanic and other cultural backgrounds and has experience with adults, adolescents, and youth facing trauma, behavioral concerns, and school-related problems. Her multicultural perspective informs how she listens and responds.

Nancy uses several therapeutic approaches to guide sessions. She integrates client-centered methods to follow the person's lead, cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, and emotion-focused ideas to work through relationship and attachment concerns.

If someone is facing postpartum depression, bereavement, phobias, or social anxiety, Nancy can help them identify manageable steps forward. She aims to empower people to make changes one step at a time. The first session typically focuses on what matters most to the client and practical next steps.

Approaches used in online sessions and how they help

Client-centered therapy emphasizes the client's perspective and priorities. The therapist follows the client's lead, asks clarifying questions, and helps people set goals that feel achievable. This approach is useful when someone needs a supportive space to sort out what matters most.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-world changes. It includes practical exercises and step-by-step work to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change problematic behaviors.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name emotions in relationships and personal struggles. It can be useful for dealing with intense feelings such as jealousy and for improving communication in important relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and happens together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That collaboration guides which methods are emphasized as work continues.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Some formats also use less bandwidth or do not require the camera to be on, which can make sessions more practical on a given day.