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Krissel Montano

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Krissel Montano, LCSW

Texas

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anger and Stress

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Key details

  • CredentialsLCSW
  • LicenseLCSW, Texas / 55182
  • NPI1295388007
  • Experience3 years
  • LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
  • LocationTexas

About

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing

About Krissel

Krissel Montano is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Texas with three years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, low self-esteem, and career or relationship strain. Krissel works with adults facing life transitions, caregiver stress, and the strain of chronic illness or ongoing responsibilities.

Her sessions are practical and goal-focused. She uses clear tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness to help clients notice thoughts and reactions. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy guide short-term goal setting and forward movement.

Krissel pays attention to attachment and abandonment concerns and the ways past family patterns affect current life. She offers concrete ways to improve communication, reduce impulsivity, and manage guilt or shame. She also addresses compassion fatigue and isolation that come from long-term caregiving or high-stress jobs.

She works in both English and Spanish and accepts international clients. People who come to her can expect straightforward sessions that balance skills practice with chance to talk through what matters right now. The focus is on usable strategies people can try between meetings.

Her background includes three years of clinical practice as a Texas LCSW. That experience informs how she blends evidence-based methods so clients can set small, measurable goals. To begin, Krissel asks about what feels most urgent and what changes would matter in daily life.

How sessions work

Approaches used in online sessions and what they do

Krissel draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thought patterns that feed anger and to practice alternative responses. CBT gives concrete exercises to test assumptions and change reactions that often increase stress or conflict.

She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to build awareness of bodily signs and moments before anger escalates. Mindfulness practices can help with grounding and slowing responses so people can choose actions they find less damaging.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Krissel will collaborate with each person to decide which approach or combination fits their goals and daily life. She discusses options, checks what feels manageable, and adjusts methods as progress is made.

The practical benefit of online sessions is that they can fit into busy schedules and reduce travel time. Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking, since formats were not specified in the biography. Many people use remote sessions to fit therapy into a workday break, to have shorter check-ins by phone when needed, or to avoid commuting so they can focus time on skill practice and reflection.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English, Spanish

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of anger issues does she address?

She works with adults who struggle with snapping at loved ones, building resentment, workplace frustration, and managing reactions in stressful situations.

How would she approach anger in sessions?

Krissel uses practical techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness to help identify triggers and change unhelpful thought patterns.

What is her clinical experience?

She has three years of clinical experience working as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Texas.

What are her credentials and location?

Krissel is an LCSW licensed in Texas and practices with that credential.

Can I work with her in Spanish or from another country?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Session formats were not specified in the biography; confirm the current options before booking to know which formats she offers.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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