Ana Montenegro , LMFT

Ana Montenegro is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California with ten years of clinical experience. She has worked in outpatient settings providing individual, marital, pre-marital and group therapy both in-office and online, helping people navigate depression, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns, teen issues, grief and loss, self-esteem struggles, trauma and abuse, changes in the home, co-parenting challenges, military life transitions, personal growth work, and crisis situations.

Ana primarily draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, favoring a collaborative process that explores how thoughts influence emotions and behaviors and that often uses optional between-session exercises to reinforce progress. She structures treatment around clear targets and time-limited goals while offering psychoeducation so clients understand how the work is organized. At the same time she integrates solution-focused and client-centered elements, attending to short-term objectives and longer-term growth while meeting clients where they are in their journey.

In addition to clinical approaches, Ana offers Christian Counseling as a spiritual perspective to support clients seeking faith-informed guidance. Her training includes a Master of Arts in Psychology from Phillips Graduate University through the Marriage and Family Therapy program, licensure by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, and certifications in Managing and Adaptive Practices (MAP), Seeking Safety, and Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST), each recognized as evidence-based practices.

Ana keeps current with research, ethical standards and professional development, and she approaches therapy as a collaborative process aimed at increasing awareness, building practical strategies, and supporting meaningful change.