Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
How Ana works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ana
Ana Montenegro is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California with ten years of clinical experience. She offers straightforward care for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and life transitions. She speaks English and Spanish and provides in-person and online sessions.
Ana tends to use cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice thoughts that fuel strong emotions and try new responses. She often sets clear goals and may suggest short exercises between sessions to practice new skills.
Background and approach
She balances this with solution-focused and psychodynamic perspectives when those fit a person's needs. Her style is collaborative and practical. She checks in about how therapy is going and works with each person to set both short-term and longer-term goals.
Sessions can include talking through patterns, learning coping tools, and planning concrete next steps for change. Ana has worked across outpatient and group settings and has experience with parenting, relationship concerns, grief, identity and self-esteem struggles, ADHD, and career-related stress. She also offers coaching-style support for people wanting clearer direction or action plans.
People seeking help with anger or communication problems will find a therapist who focuses on understanding triggers and building manageable alternatives. Ana aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients can try new ways of handling hard situations and build skills to move forward.
What Ana works with
Everything Ana lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Ana's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Ana lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Ana’s methods translate to online care
Ana often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT is practical and works well for anxiety, depression, anger, and stress by breaking problems into small, manageable steps.She also draws from Motivational Interviewing to help people clarify what they want and build internal motivation. That approach is helpful for making changes around behavior, career moves, or handling parenting and relationship decisions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ana collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. She checks progress and adjusts the plan if something isn’t working, so sessions stay focused and useful.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deep conversations, phone sessions can fit a short break during the day, and text-based messaging or live chat make it easier to check in between appointments. These options help people keep therapy consistent around busy schedules and varying energy levels.
Questions people ask about Ana
What kinds of problems can Ana help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship issues, parenting concerns, grief, career questions, ADHD, and related life changes.
How would therapy feel day to day?
Sessions are collaborative and practical. Expect goal setting, talk through patterns, and occasional between-session exercises to try new skills.
What is her background and clinical experience?
She has ten years of counseling experience in outpatient, group, and online settings and has worked with a broad range of life challenges and transitions.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How do fees and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.