About Eran
Eran Montiel is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with nine years of experience. He helps people address problems that interfere with daily life, including anxiety, depression, and substance use concerns. Eran emphasizes a respectful, collaborative approach so clients feel heard and involved in their care.
He has worked with teens and adults on relationship and family concerns, ADHD, trauma and abuse, sexual and behavioral addictions, and motivation struggles.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals that matter to the individual. Eran listens for patterns in relationships and behavior, then helps people try new ways of responding. In the therapy room he aims to build an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared.
He adapts to each person's preferences and works together with them on priorities. This approach makes it easier to tackle hard topics at a pace that feels manageable. Eran uses several methods to support progress, including attachment-based ideas, emotionally-focused work, EMDR for trauma processing, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
He blends these tools to match what a person needs that week. Practical matters are discussed openly, from setting goals to how sessions will fit into daily life. People who choose to work with Eran typically find a straightforward partner in sorting anxiety, relationship strains, life transitions, and motivation challenges.
Online approaches that fit your needs
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns affect current bonds. It helps people see and change interaction habits that cause distress in current relationships. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on identifying and working with strong emotions in relationships to improve connection and trust. It can help with intimacy-related issues and recurring conflicts. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that guides people to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional charge; it is often used for trauma and abuse recovery.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, history, and comfort level, then suggest methods that fit. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress and needs become clearer.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or when writing feels easier. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and maintain continuity while working on anxiety, relationships, trauma, and motivation.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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