About Maria
Maria Montano is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience in California. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and relationship concerns. Maria approaches each person as the expert on their own story and works alongside them to build on strengths.
Maria listens for what matters most and helps people set small, achievable goals. She offers straightforward guidance and practical tools that can be used between sessions.
How Maria works
Her style is supportive and empowering, with an emphasis on clear steps rather than jargon. Many people come for help with self-esteem, motivation, or confidence. She also addresses communication problems, guilt and shame, forgiveness, and feelings of isolation or loneliness.
Social anxiety and phobia, along with questions about life purpose and self-love, are also common topics in her work. Sessions are collaborative and focused on what clients want to change. Maria helps people notice patterns, try different approaches, and build skills that fit their daily life.
Progress is paced to each person’s comfort level. Her California license as an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, reflects two decades of practice. People who choose to work with her can expect clear explanations, practical suggestions, and steady support as they work toward their goals.
What Maria works with
The areas below are the ones Maria selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Practical approaches and online care that fit your life
Maria uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on concrete skills and real-life changes. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and low mood; it teaches specific strategies to challenge worries and build more balanced thinking. Another approach focuses on processing trauma and difficult memories in a paced, supportive way so distress becomes more manageable and daily functioning can improve.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust as progress is made. That collaboration helps make sure the work feels relevant and doable.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation when it helps, phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat can be useful for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and help clients fit therapy into busy lives.
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A practical next step
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