Amy Montoya, LPC
Compassionate counselor who helps people change
Details
| Name | Amy Montoya |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Colorado |
| Licensed in | Colorado |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 16 |
About Amy
Amy Montoya is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado with 16 years of clinical experience. She brings a steady, respectful presence to sessions and focuses on helping people make practical changes in their lives. Amy listens first and adapts her approach to each person's situation and goals.
Her background includes long-term work in social services and clinical care. That history shaped how she helps people manage grief, depression, anxiety, and trauma.
Background and approach
She also addresses relationship worries, eating and body image concerns, addiction, and parenting stresses. Amy uses clear, straightforward methods in session. She draws on Narrative approaches to help people reframe their stories and Cognitive Behavioral strategies to challenge unhelpful thinking.
Client-Centered ideas guide how she follows the person's pace and priorities. Sessions aim to be practical and collaborative. Amy works with clients on skills for managing stress, coping with life changes, and improving communication.
She supports people dealing with attachment or abandonment wounds, blended family issues, and caregiving strain. Her style is compassionate and goal-oriented. Amy helps clients set small, achievable steps and checks progress along the way.
For those facing trauma-related symptoms, intimacy issues, or mood instability such as bipolar concerns, she combines talk-based work with concrete tools to increase day-to-day functioning.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names LGBT, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse among the things Amy works with, alongside the areas below.
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Amy among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Amy among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Amy among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Amy among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Amy among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Amy among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Amy among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Amy among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Amy among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Amy directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Amy directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and practical approaches work online
Amy blends Narrative Therapy with Client-Centered and Cognitive Behavioral tools to help people untangle difficult problems. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and helps separate a person from a problem so they can rewrite limiting narratives. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and following the client’s lead to build trust and clarity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers straightforward exercises to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.Choosing the right approach happens together. Amy will discuss goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up, then test methods that fit. This collaborative process lets the therapist and client adjust strategies as progress is noticed or new needs emerge.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and messaging work well for short updates, brief coaching, or when someone prefers written reflection. These options help people fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines and keep momentum between longer sessions.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does she help with?
Amy works with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship struggles, grief, eating and body image issues, parenting stress, and bipolar mood concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. She listens, helps reframe personal stories, and teaches practical skills to manage emotions and behavior.
What experience does she bring?
She has 16 years of professional experience and a long history working in social services and nursing home settings, which informs her care for clients facing complex life and caregiving issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Colorado and practices with that credential.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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