Therapist profile
Veronica Montoya, LPC, LMHC
Florida
Licensed counselor - Codependency and anxiety
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- Credentials
- LPC, LMHC
- License
- LMHC, Florida / MH16440; LPC, Texas / 100952
- NPI
- 1154833101
- Experience
- 9 years
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Location
- Florida
About
- CBT strategies
- ACT techniques
- Motivational interviewing
About Veronica
Veronica Montoya is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with nine years of experience. She works with adults on issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, addictions, grief, relationship troubles, and codependency. Sessions are available in English and Spanish and she accepts international clients.
Veronica invites straightforward goal-setting. She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and acceptance-based work to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding. Motivational interviewing is part of how she helps people find reasons to change and keep going.
Her work emphasizes clear steps rather than long abstract talk. Conversations focus on what is getting in the way day to day - difficulty saying no, putting others first, or getting pulled into someone else’s crises. She helps clients practice setting limits, naming priorities, and rebuilding a sense of self outside relationships.
Veronica’s background includes a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Nova Southeastern University and a bachelor’s in psychology from Florida Gulf Coast University. Those school experiences inform a practical, skills-focused approach to common life problems.
She has experience with teens and young adults and has also worked with parents around parent-child conflict, substance use, and body image problems. While much of her past work involved younger people, she works with adults across a range of concerns and life changes.
To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session. Veronica uses collaborative goal-setting so people know what to expect from early sessions and can track progress over time.
How sessions work
How Veronica uses ACT, CBT, and motivational interviewing online
Veronica draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change patterns that keep them stuck. ACT helps people notice painful thoughts and choose actions that match their values, which can be useful for people who feel trapped by others’ needs. CBT breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and gives practical exercises to test and change unhelpful thinking.She also uses motivational interviewing to help people find internal reasons to make changes, especially around addictions or recurring behaviors like people-pleasing. Those conversations focus on the client’s own goals and what small steps feel doable right now.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Veronica will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals and preferences. She checks in and adjusts the plan as needed so sessions stay relevant to daily life.
Session format details are not listed here, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or study schedules. They also allow shorter check-ins, avoid travel time, and reduce the need to arrange childcare or long commutes, which can help maintain consistency while working on codependency and boundary-setting.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Florida, Texas
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, codependency, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and goal-focused. She uses cognitive behavioral and acceptance-based techniques alongside motivational interviewing to help clients try new behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of clinical experience working with people across a range of concerns.
What credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds LPC and LMHC credentials and is licensed as a Texas LPC and a Florida LMHC, based in Florida.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She accepts international clients; confirm any cross-border details when you arrange sessions.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.