About me
Mrs. Trish Montanari, LMHC holds a Master of Arts in Counseling and Guidance from New Mexico Highlands University. Her BA is in Criminal Justice. She has studied mental health therapy from a range of perspectives, combining a pragmatic, problem-solving approach with the understanding that some problems are not easily resolved.
She has experience as a therapist and an assessor working with children, families, and individuals in the private sector as well as home therapy, groups, and community mental health agencies. While she was completing her undergraduate studies she counseled youths with behavioral challenges in both delinquent and residential settings. She worked with preadolescent children of sexual abuse and behavioral concerns as well as the family entity.
Ms. Montanari has extensive experience in treating personality disorders, paraphilic and other co-occurring disorders such as substance abuse and disruptive, impulse-control and conduct disorder. She has worked in diverse population’s enhancing her sensitivity and understanding to help individuals struggling with parents, children, and partners of another culture.
Some of the treatment approaches CBT, Reflective Listening, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Play Therapy and Stages of Change.
Specific Issues:
· Parenting challenges
· Personality disorders
· Addictive Behaviors
· Mood disorders
Licensure and/or Certifications:
Mental Health Therapy
· Anger Management
· Crisis Intervention
· Motivational Interviewing
Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her husband, family, friends, and dogs along with activities to ease the mind and body such as traveling, swimming, music, and reading.
Her mission is to “provide a safe, relaxed and supportive atmosphere for increasing resolutions to life’s challenges”
Therapy Provided: Individual, Group, Families, Couples
Ages Seen: Young children (0-4), Children, Adolescents, Young adults, Adults, Seniors
Specializes In: ADHD, Adjustment, Anxiety, Mood disorder, Parenting, Personality disorders, Psychotic disorders, Relational conflicts, Substance Abuse, Trauma disorders
PTSD Crisis, DBT, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Serial Sexual Offenders
Credentials:
MA - Highlands University
Specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Family conflicts , Trauma and abuse , Parenting issues , Bipolar disorder , Depression , Coping with life changes , ADHD , First Responder Issues , Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD , Personality Disorders , Phobias , Read more...
Clinical 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, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
Years of Experience: 15
Services offered
Messaging
Phone
Video
Licensing
FL LMHC MH15998
NM LPCC CTB-2023-0327
Reviews
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Patricia Montanari. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Regain might be different.
Patricia has helped my boyfriend and me to rebuild our relationship after some issues. She explains things in a way that is interesting and understandable and is very knowledgeable. I'd definitely recommend her to any of my friends. Thanks, Trish!
Trish Montanari has been providing family counseling for my adult daughter and I for the past 8 months. We all live in different states and the ability to connect and "do the work" has been life-changing for my family. Trish is extremely professional, nice, reliable, hard working, accessible and easy to communicate with. Her ability to not "take sides" in any situation and always provide helpful feedback and resources for both of us has made all the difference. My daughter and I look forward to continued work with Trish until we are confident our ability to communicate with each other in a healthy way is on solid ground.
She's professional, provides valuable advice and is very available
I've had a great experience with Patricia. She is fair and mediates discussions well. She shares many exercises and helpful tips.
Patricia has been wonderful in guiding us through our marriage problems. Her expertise has helped us on both personal and relationship levels. She is very responsive and easy to talk to. Not only does she provide great advice for communication, she gives good tips to cope with life's common stresses, and has helped motivate us. She has been extremely understanding, professional and helpful.
Wonderful counselor who really listens.