Mrs. Trish Montanari, LMHC, CTP holds a Master of Arts in Counseling and Guidance from New Mexico Highlands University. Her BA is in Criminal Justice. She has studied mental health therapy from a range of perspectives, combining a pragmatic, problem-solving approach with the understanding that some problems are not easily resolved.
She has experience as a therapist and an assessor working with children, families, and individuals in the private sector as well as home therapy, groups, and community mental health agencies. While she was completing her undergraduate studies, she counseled youths with behavioral challenges in both delinquent and residential settings. She worked with preadolescent children of sexual abuse and behavioral concerns as well as the family entity.
Ms. Montanari has extensive experience in treating personality disorders, paraphilic and other co-occurring disorders such as substance abuse and disruptive, impulse-control and conduct disorder. She has worked in diverse population’s enhancing her sensitivity and understanding to help individuals struggling with parents, children, and partners of another culture.
Some of the treatment approaches CBT, Reflective Listening, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Play Therapy and Stages of Change.
Specific Issues:
· Parenting challenges
· Personality disorders
· Addictive Behaviors
· Mood disorders
Licensure and/or Certifications:
Mental Health Therapy
· Anger Management
· Crisis Intervention
· Motivational Interviewing
Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her husband, family, friends, and dogs along with activities to ease the mind and body such as traveling, swimming, music, and reading.
Her mission is to “provide a safe, relaxed and supportive atmosphere for increasing resolutions to life’s challenges.”
Additional areas of focus:Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Parenting issues, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, ADHD, Body image, Communication problems, First responder issues, Guilt and shame, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Multicultural concerns, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual dysfunction
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She listens and understands me
Written on Oct 18, 2025 after therapy with Patricia for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, anger management, bipolar disorder, and adhd
Trish is a great therapist. She understands my issues and give me great advise and tools to deal with them on a regular basis. She always responds quickly if I message her. I would highly recommend her.
Written on Aug 10, 2025 after therapy with Patricia for 4 months on issues concerning addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, self esteem, and adhd
I am happy I chose on line therapy it has been a relief and less stressful at scheduling. I love that Patricia has the expertise and is able to help me work through the issues I have faced.
Written on Aug 04, 2025 after therapy with Patricia for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Trish is a wonderful therapist. She has been a lifeline for me. She has helped me understand how to deal with a terrible family situation. She is understanding and takes the time and effort to try and help you and ensure your mental health well-being. I would highly recommend her.
Written on Jun 13, 2025 after therapy with Patricia for 2 months on issues concerning addictions
Thank you for being so kind and understanding. You provide great value and I love your session recaps and your recommendations. You have been very helpful in a challenging season of life, I really appreciate you and am grateful for you!
Written on Apr 02, 2025 after therapy with Patricia for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, coping with life changes, and coaching
She’s attentive and responsive
Written on Feb 24, 2025 after therapy with Patricia for 4 years and 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, parenting issues, anger management, and coping with life changes
Patricia has been very insightful, if you’re looking into therapy it’s not as scary as you think. Sometimes you just need someone to talk to without judgement from real life.
Written on Jan 18, 2025 after therapy with Patricia for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and anger management
I have struggled with depression and anxiety for much of my life and, as a result, have had several therapists. Patricia is heads above any of them in the fact that she is fully present and able to pull from a vast array of resources that come to her mind instantly and have a direct and meaningful bearing on the specific struggle or topic that we are discussing. After each session, she takes the time to write a follow-up that serves as a summary, additional support, ideas and suggestions for reading or building coping skills. I print out and use these summaries until our next session. I've never experienced any therapist with this level of dedication, skill, and connection. She is exceptional and I am grateful.
Written on Jan 09, 2025 after therapy with Patricia for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Patricia is fantastic! She is very knowledgeable and good about sharing multiple different methods to approaching tough situations. She’s patient, personable, and overall, a great professional perspective!
Written on Jun 24, 2024 after therapy with Patricia for 2 years and 7 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, coping with life changes, and adhd
Best communication skills that I could have learned since I was born
Written on Apr 11, 2024 after therapy with Patricia for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, anger management, and career difficulties
Always a good listener & I like that she corrects me when I get extreme.
Written on Mar 31, 2024 after therapy with Patricia for 2 years on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, anger management, and adhd
Amazing
Written on Feb 26, 2024 after therapy with Patricia for 1 year and 9 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and self esteem
This is my first time in therapy, and Patricia has made it so comfortable, enjoyable, and I'm actually getting something out of it. During our sessions she let's me express what I need to, but she also challenges me and provides great feedback. After our sessions she types up a summary of our session and provides more feedback and usually leaves me with a few questions to either respond to or just ponder until our next session. She encourages me to take the group classes that are offered, and throughout the week she always makes herself available to communicate if I have any questions, thoughts, or just updates of how things are going. I highly recommend Patricia and BetterHelp.
Written on Oct 26, 2023 after therapy with Patricia for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Trish is amazing with her expertise in her field. She responds quickly to my messages.
Written on Jul 17, 2023 after therapy with Patricia for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Patricia is excellent. She is very good at getting to the heart of the issues. Her sessions are very good; she always leaves follow-up questions and summaries and is quick with any communications. She is very respectful and easy to talk to.
Written on Jun 08, 2023 after therapy with Patricia for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, and coping with life changes
Patricia is an incredible therapist! I started therapy around 8 months ago and I was hesitant about talking to someone about my problems. I am so thankful for Patricia and her expertise because I can now say I have the tools necessary to go through life. I enjoy every session I have with her and I trust her completely, which for me has been hard in the past. I cannot thank her enough for all the help she has provided me.
Written on May 15, 2023 after therapy with Patricia for 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and anger management
She really help to understand what going with me
Written on Mar 08, 2023 after therapy with Patricia for 2 years and 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and grief
Trish is very patient and understanding and has provided me a different perspective on my concerns, this has helped me work towards being in a healthy relationship with myself and my partner
Written on Feb 16, 2023 after therapy with Patricia for 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
I have only have Patricia for two sessions and I am loving it so far. I recently been having panic attacks, being stressed bride that is about to get married and dealing with a whole lot of changes in my life, but Patricia has been able to guide me step by step. She really observes your concerns and gives you exercises that will help you practice it in the most positive and healthy way. She has helped me feel comfortable and always leaves her door open whenever I need her. I look forward to more of our sessions and look forward to improvement in my mental health and the way I do things.
Written on Feb 15, 2023 after therapy with Patricia for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and relationship issues
So easy to connect with Trish….she is “real” with you and always has practical examples (homework) to help move you through your own “work”, staying empathetic and reminding you to be “present “ ( which I needed!). Phenomenal support .. I highly recommend and trust Trish!
Written on Jan 26, 2023 after therapy with Patricia for 7 months on issues concerning addictions
She responds very quickly and always offers help right away. She gives me exercises to do which are very helpful. I feel like I have started a journey with her and helping me through coping and my situation and able to express my feelings
Written on Jan 24, 2023 after therapy with Patricia for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and relationship issues
As this is my first therapy experience I was a little nervous but Patricia has been so lovely. She is very easy to talk to without judgment and makes me feel safe.
Written on Jan 03, 2023 after therapy with Patricia for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, and adhd
Easy to talk to. She has a wealth of knowledge and experience
Written on Nov 23, 2022 after therapy with Patricia for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, family conflicts, and anger management
I really enjoy how understanding and supportive Patricia Montanari’s sessions are. It’s nice to have someone in my life who gives this support without having to burden the people around me.
Written on Sep 07, 2022 after therapy with Patricia for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, bipolar disorder, and adhd
Very competent and provides valuable advice!
Written on Aug 09, 2022 after therapy with Patricia for 4 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, and anger management
Best help I've ever experienced.
Written on Jul 31, 2022 after therapy with Patricia for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
We’ve only had Trish for 2 weeks and she’s already been extremely helpful for me personally, and for my marriage. She observes, and catches things that we are blind to. It’s been great.
Written on Jun 07, 2022 after therapy with Patricia for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, and family conflicts
I’m forever grateful for Patricia’s help! She is a true professional: very attentive, supportive, understanding. Working with Patricia is always a pleasure!
Written on Apr 21, 2022 after therapy with Patricia for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, and eating disorders
She is Understanding and supportive.
Written on Apr 20, 2022 after therapy with Patricia for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue
She’s definitely amazing, the perfect therapist for me and my concerns!!!!
Written on Jan 26, 2022 after therapy with Patricia for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, and trauma and abuse
I love how Patricia is supportive yet professional on how I can improve myself and also resolve my issues. She is also a friend who is comfortable to talk to without judgement. Ive seen myself grew so much for the past year of working with her.
Written on Jan 13, 2022 after therapy with Patricia for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
I’m new to therapy and I feel the match with my first therapist, Trish, was perfect. She encourages me to open up and understands exactly what I’m trying to convey along with the underlying issues. I wanted a practice-based approach and she has been helping me with that. She listens and responds in a timely manner. Moreover, she’s friendly, kind and non-judgemental, which are such great qualities, and particularly so when one is opening up, showing all of one’s vulnerabilities and weaknesses.
Written on Nov 24, 2021 after therapy with Patricia for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and relationship issues
Patricia makes me feel supported and heard and meets me 'where I am at' on whatever I want to discuss. I like the way she gives me a range of things to practice and think about and tools to try. I feel much more resilient from just a few sessions.
Written on Nov 20, 2021 after therapy with Patricia for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, career difficulties, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Patricia is amazing, she’s always been there for me at my hardest time always guides me through the right path, she’s truely amazing, one of the best counsellors I ever had, always listens to me ranting about my exes all my toxic people that are in my life, I’m soo thankful to her, I wish her all the best
Written on Sep 16, 2021 after therapy with Patricia for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and relationship issues
Patricia really is a person I feel confident to talk about anything with. Every time I see her, I feel lighter as a person and about myself.
Written on Sep 07, 2021 after therapy with Patricia for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, and trauma and abuse
I like how she listens and tries to reason with me on certain subjects. It makes me feel like I do matter
Written on Feb 06, 2021 after therapy with Patricia for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Felt I have a professional support
Written on Dec 03, 2020 after therapy with Patricia for 7 months on issues concerning relationship issues, and family conflicts
Patricia is a great conselour! Always responds quickly, and she provides insightful information that really makes you challenge yourself. I've seen vast improvement in myself thanks to the guidance from Patricia
Written on Sep 07, 2020 after therapy with Patricia for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, anger management, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Very professional approach, with a lot of insight. I enjoyed her services. Very helpful and got back to me immediately. Very attentive which I love.
Written on May 02, 2020 after therapy with Patricia for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Has really helped me learn a lot about relationships, boundaries, needs, etc. Has helped me address where negative behaviors stem from, how to recognize that, and then correct it. And has similarly assisted in giving guidance and strategies on managing fears, sadness, and feelings of stress.
Written on Apr 10, 2020 after therapy with Patricia for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, and coping with life changes
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