Veronica Montoya, LPC, LMHC - Therapist in Florida

About Veronica

Veronica Montoya is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside stress, anxiety, grief, addictions, and mood difficulties. She speaks English and Spanish and brings nearly a decade of practical experience to conversations about parenting challenges, teen struggles, and life transitions.

She earned a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Nova Southeastern University and a bachelor’s in Psychology from Florida Gulf Coast University.

Background and approach

Veronica has spent years supporting adolescents, young adults, and parents through issues like substance use, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, and parent-child relationship problems. Her background includes direct work with teens and young adults and regular collaboration with their parents. In sessions she emphasizes building a trusting relationship first.

Veronica works collaboratively with clients to set clear, realistic goals. She encourages people to draw on their strengths while learning new skills to manage stress, mood, and difficult choices. Her practical methods include cognitive-behavioral techniques and solution-focused strategies.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing to help clients change unhelpful patterns and make values-based decisions. Conversations are straightforward and aimed at steps that can be tried between sessions. Veronica offers care from Florida and holds TX LPC 100952 and FL LMHC MH16440.

She is comfortable working in both English and Spanish and has experience across a range of life stages and challenges. If a parent is worried about a teen or wants clearer family routines, she helps break concerns into manageable steps.

Therapeutic approaches suited to online family and parenting work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for parents wanting clearer goals and for teens learning to make values-based decisions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and habits and practicing practical strategies to change them. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and stress and gives concrete skills families can try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person or parent to decide which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration makes it easier to adjust techniques as progress is made.

Online sessions let people connect from home by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. That variety offers flexibility for busy parents and teens with tight schedules. It also makes it easier to continue work through transitions or when in-person visits are difficult, while still focusing on practical skills and goals that can be applied in daily family life.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

Veronica works with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, relationships, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar issues, coping with life changes, coaching, and ADHD, plus related topics like attachment issues and communication problems.

What is her general therapy style?

She focuses on building a trusting relationship and setting collaborative goals. Sessions are practical and geared toward steps clients can try between meetings.

How much direct experience does she have?

She has nine years of professional experience working with adolescents, young adults, children, and parents on a range of concerns.

What credentials and location does she hold?

She is licensed as an LPC and an LMHC and practices from Florida. Her license numbers are TX LPC 100952 and FL LMHC MH16440.

Can I work with her in different languages or from other countries?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients.

Which session formats are available?

Veronica provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.

How are costs and payment handled?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps should I take to begin?

To start, click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 9 years
Licensed: Florida, Texas
Languages: English, Spanish

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