Jessica Montoya

Jessica Montoya is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in New Mexico with nine years of professional experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes. Jessica also focuses on concerns such as caregiver stress, communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose.

Her style is straightforward and conversational. Sessions are built around what the person brings. Jessica listens, asks focused questions, and helps people notice patterns that get in the way of day-to-day functioning. She uses practical tools to manage symptoms and clearer thinking to support decision making.

Therapeutic methods Jessica draws on include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative Therapy. That mix lets her balance skills practice, reflective exploration, and motivation work depending on what a person needs. She often combines short-term goal work with deeper conversations about values and meaning.

Jessica aims to help people regain a sense of steadiness when life feels unsettled. In sessions she helps with breathing and grounding strategies, thought restructuring exercises from CBT, and narrative techniques to reframe difficult events. She also supports people facing workplace stress, social anxiety, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, and issues common to women.

People who are unsure what comes next often find it useful to start by naming small goals. Jessica guides that process, helping clients try practical steps between sessions and review what works. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How Jessica applies therapy approaches online

Jessica often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in her work. CBT is about identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely, reflecting what the person says, and helping them find their own solutions through supportive dialogue.

She also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice bodily sensations and reduce reactivity. Mindfulness exercises can be short practices to use when stress spikes or when preparing for a difficult conversation. Together these methods give both skills and time to reflect, which can help when someone feels stuck or unsure about next steps.

Finding the right mix is part of the process. Jessica works collaboratively to figure out which approaches match a person's goals and preferences, and she adjusts plans as needs change. That means sessions can shift between skills practice, motivational work, and narrative reflection as progress unfolds.

Session format options are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current session types before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can still use the same CBT exercises and mindfulness practices effectively over video or phone, helping people apply tools between sessions.