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Amy Montoya, LPC

Compassionate counselor for anxiety and life changes

16 years in practice · based in Colorado · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Amy

Amy Montoya is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado with 16 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship difficulties. She aims to treat everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.

Before moving into outpatient counseling, Amy spent a decade working in a nursing home as a Social Services Director. That background gives her experience with caregiving stress, chronic illness, and the practical parts of life that affect mental health.

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Background and approach

In sessions she adapts to each person’s needs. She listens first and then works with clients to set clear, realistic goals. Amy uses straightforward tools to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of coping.

She often draws from client-centered work to create a supportive space. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to address anxious and depressive thoughts. For trauma, she can include EMDR and elements from Dialectical Behavior Therapy when appropriate.

People come to Amy for a wide range of concerns including grief, parenting strain, identity questions related to LGBT issues, addiction, anger, body image, and coping with life changes. She also supports those facing adoption or foster care challenges and attachment or abandonment wounds. Sessions are practical and collaborative.

Amy helps people break big problems into small steps, try new skills between meetings, and track progress. Her approach aims to empower clients to make changes that fit their life and values.

How therapy approaches translate online

Amy commonly draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and EMDR in her online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building trust so clients feel heard and respected; it helps people clarify values and goals. CBT looks at thoughts and behaviors and offers concrete exercises to reduce anxiety and depression by changing thinking patterns and practicing new habits. EMDR is used for processing traumatic memories through a structured protocol that can reduce distress tied to past events.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will begin by hearing your concerns and goals, then suggest strategies to try together. If one approach isn’t a good fit, adjustments are made so the work matches what you need and prefer.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or people who communicate best in writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work between meetings.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of issues does this therapist address?
Amy works with a broad range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, body image, and parenting strain.
How does this therapist approach therapy sessions?
The style is collaborative and client-centered, with clear goals and practical tools. Sessions usually involve listening, setting small steps, and practicing skills between meetings.
What is the therapist's professional background?
She has 16 years of clinical experience and previously spent ten years as a Social Services Director in a nursing home setting, which informs her work with caregiving and chronic illness issues.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado and practices with that license in that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on therapist availability.

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Experience
16 years
Licensed
Colorado
Languages
English

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