- Postpartum support
- Panic and anxiety
- Guilt and shame
About Rebecca
Rebecca Montez is a California-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Rebecca often works with concerns tied to pregnancy and childbirth, postpartum depression, and women's issues, and she notes guilt and shame among clients' common struggles.
She helps people talk through upsetting events and the feelings that follow. Sessions are straightforward and conversational. Rebecca aims to create an atmosphere where clients can name difficult thoughts and emotions without judgment.
Her work often addresses practical challenges such as managing panic attacks, moving through separation or divorce, and handling family conflict. She also supports people dealing with the aftermath of sexual assault and abuse, and those seeking more self-love or a clearer sense of life purpose.
Rebecca uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide the process. She matches interventions to what feels useful for each person, focusing on skills for coping, processing trauma, and building confidence.
Her practice reflects attention to multicultural concerns and the varied ways cultural background shapes guilt and shame. Rebecca encourages steady pacing and clear steps, so people can try small changes and notice what helps.
To begin, clients follow the site's intake steps to select online therapy options, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. She practices in California and conducts sessions in English.
How evidence-based methods translate to online sessions
Rebecca draws from evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people handle strong emotions and change unhelpful patterns. One common approach she uses focuses on practical coping skills and breathing or grounding tools to reduce panic and anxiety symptoms; this helps when sudden worry or panic attacks make daily tasks harder. Another strand centers on trauma work that carefully processes distressing memories and their emotional impact so clients can feel less ruled by past events.Finding the right approach is part of working together. Rebecca will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest methods to try. The client and therapist evaluate what helps and adjust the approach based on progress and comfort.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and let people choose whether to be on camera or not depending on what feels manageable. Licensed professionals can still provide structured therapeutic techniques over video or phone when those formats are available.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related issues such as postpartum depression and guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
Rebecca uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people name and sit with those feelings, practice coping skills, and try new ways of thinking and behaving.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working as a therapist in clinical settings and private practice.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California and conducts practice work in that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients located in California.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to start a first session?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.