About Patricia
Patricia Montanari is a licensed mental health counselor who brings 16 years of clinical experience to her practice in Florida. She draws on practical methods to help people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to turn. Patricia keeps sessions straightforward and focused on real-life change.
She uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, attachment-based work, and a client-centered style. That mix lets her offer skills for managing strong emotions, shifting unhelpful thinking, and improving close relationships.
Background and approach
She often pairs skills training with deeper work on how people connect with others. Patricia has worked across community mental health, home-based therapy, group settings, and independent practice. Her past roles included counseling young people with behavioral challenges and supporting people with mood disorders, addictive behaviors, and personality concerns.
Those experiences shaped a practical, flexible way of working. Sessions typically emphasize problem-solving and gradual change. Patricia helps people build tools for stress, anxiety, anger, and depressive symptoms.
She also supports parents facing the strain of raising children and people coping with life transitions. Outside of therapy she values family time, travel, swimming, music, and reading. Patricia aims to create a relaxed, supportive atmosphere where people can try new strategies and notice steady progress.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and choose actions that align with their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build concrete skills to change behavior and mood. It often helps with anxiety, depression, panic, and obsessive thinking. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical tools for regulating intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with anger, mood swings, and relationship strain.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist discusses goals, worries, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then adjusts methods to fit the person’s needs and preferences. This collaborative stance helps tailor sessions so techniques feel relevant and doable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation for skill coaching and deeper work. Phone sessions can be a simpler option with lower bandwidth needs. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or quick problem-solving between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family routines while using the approaches described above.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- 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
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Florida, New Mexico
- Languages
- English
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