I am Maria Montano, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California with 20 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, & motivation, self-esteem, and confidence. I believe that you are the expert on your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey. I have worked with children, adults, couples, and families. I have experience in treating Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Relationship issues, Trauma and Abuse, Self-esteem, Communication Problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and Shame, Isolation / Loneliness, Life Purpose, Self-Love, Social Anxiety and Phobia. I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Motivational Interviewing to help guide clients to making positive changes in their lives.
Qualifications: | California State University, Fresno |
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Academic Suffixes: | LCSW |
Expertise: | ADHD, Anxiety, Behavioral Issues, Depression, Family Conflict, Infidelity, Oppositional Defiance, Parenting, Psychosis, Relationship Issues, Sex-Positive, Kink Allied, Sexual Abuse, Stress, Trauma and PTSD, Women |