Anthony Montez, PhD, TX | Mind Diagnostics

Licensed

Online Counseling

(82 reviews)

PhD Dr. Anthony Montez

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

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Dr. Anthony Montez is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

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Licensing: PhD Years in Practice: 26 State: Texas

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with a PhD in Human Services with a specialization in counseling. My therapeutic style includes the concept that the counselor/client relationship is, in itself, a clinical helping strategy. My clinical style also includes narratives, vignettes, or brief stories designed to help illustrate or illuminate client circumstances in a non-threatening manner. This technique encourages clients to derive parallels to their own circumstances. I work with individuals and couples. Historically, most of my clientele have been adults/couples, followed by adolescents, and then older children. I currently work with adults only.

Most of my therapeutic services involve adult relationship issues. These include adjusting to major life events and various forms of loss including health, divorce, empty nest issues, and intimacy problems. People commonly experience symptoms consistent with depression and anxiety during these life events. Additionally, I work with attention deficit disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, work related stress problems, adjustment issues, and general faith or spiritual issues. However, I am not a Christian based or Faith based therapist.

Like most mental health clinicians, I have an eclectic approach to counseling in that I borrow from several theories of human behavior and development. However, I gravitate to the existential/transpersonal model in that I'm interested in what the person is experiencing today while considering the concept that people are spiritual beings embodied. I incorporate the cognitive behavioral model and, at times, utilize a more psychoanalytic model exploring the person's childhood experiences within a developmental context.

My personal counseling philosophy consists of three fundamental pillars:

1. Human beings are spiritual beings embodied (Existential/Transpersonal Theory).

2. My clientele and I are more alike than different. Things important to me, as a person tend to be important to all people in general. For this reason, a positive counselor/client relationship may function as a therapeutic strategy.

3. The people I serve have the answers they seek before treatment begins. The therapeutic process serves to illuminate paths/options so that answers become more clearly visible.

AVAILABILITY SCHEDULE

I schedule 8 sessions per day, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. I take an hour break from 12:00pm - 1:00pm. This schedule enables me to provide 40 sessions per week, each session lasting 45 minutes.

About online counseling

Online counseling allows you to receive care from an online mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Issues: Stress Anxiety Relationship issues Family conflicts Grief Depression Addictions Trauma and abuse Intimacy-related issues Parenting issues Anger management Self esteem Bipolar disorder Coping with life changes
Languages Spoken: English

Services offered

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He is very flexible with my schedule

Dr. Montez provides a variety of skills and a comfortable environment that allows a person to discover ways to improve aspects that may be bothering them.

Open & receptive to my needs

Can't speak highly enough about Dr. Montez! I was incredibly nervous & hesitant to start the process of therapy/counseling, but my only regret is that I didn't start sooner. Dr. Montez has really helped build my confidence & helped to open my eyes to different perspectives I never considered in the past. I always feel at peace after our sessions, and really look forward to it.

Dr. Montez is easy to talk with and gives supportive advice. Even when I’m upset he can make me laugh and that brightens my mood.

I always feel lighter after our sessions. His calm attitude and demeanor always put me at ease. Thanks Doc!

Great listener and personable.

Dr. Montez is a great counselor, hands down.

What I love about Dr. Montez most is that he communicates with empathy and understanding but also keeps his clients accountable. He speaks truth in a gentle way. We are is paying him to assist us in making our lives better. In order for that to happen we have to be open for honest feed back to ensure growth and transformation.

Lot better than I expected This process was easy n non stressful to start n comfortable to continue w Iike it n hope to continue progress w it IT’s educational n intellectual

I would recommend him to help anyone! He is excellent!

Dr. Montez over the course of the past year has really opened my eyes and helped me better understand how unresolved trauma from my past has been affecting me in the present, not only personally but also in my relationship with my wife. He guided me through issues I was currently experiencing but never sugar coated anything with me. He was always honest and professional and held me accountable for my actions. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to have been paired with him because he helped reveal to me the path out of the rut I was in. I wish him the best and I know he will continue to help those that come after me.

Dr. Montez is an engaged therapist who both listens and participates by sharing actionable advice. He is an experienced therapist with many insights into the causes of my anxiety and my responses to unwanted situations in my daily life. He helps me identify and address these causes. I look forward to our weekly sessions.

Dr. Montez is very good, and encourages growth. I've been in a funk for a while, and feel like I am finally shaking it off with his help.

The best, listens cares, is respectful and relaxed, but still deals in truth and facts no woo woo

Dr. Montez is a great therapist . His background reminds me a lot of my families background as a Mexican American . He listens to me and is very engaging when it comes to our sessions .

Dr. Montez is an amazing therapist! He laid a great foundation from my healing.

Great help to me and here anytime I’m in need

Dr. Montez has been fantastic. He understands what I am going through and offers great advise on how to deal with my current situation

I was very skeptical of starting therapy again, but Dr Montez has proven to be very helpful in processing my thoughts and emotions, allowing us to discover many things to either cope with or change!

Great listener

Absolutely loved my first session with Dr. Montez. I felt very relaxed and comfortable enough to discuss the heavy stuff unashamed. Highly recommend.

Highly recommend. Emphatic listener and offers expert insight

Dr. Montez does exactly what I need him to. He listens. He offers advice. He definitely gives a good laugh!

Already recommended to loved ones

Dr. Montez is such an amazing person to talk to. I had a crazy 3 months and he made it feel so much better in the end.

Best therapist I have ever had…because of him I was able to get the help I needed and found the love of my life

Dr Montez has been great. 100 percent recommend

Dr. Anthony Montez is true to the three fundamental pillars of his couseling philosophy that he wrote about in his description. Talking to him is like having a conversation with a down-to-earth friend. He makes a safe space to just be while developing my ability to harness the power within. His sense of humor and insightful stories inspire inquiry. He resonates.

The best!! Super kind and helpful.

I am someone who have like many quietly battled anxiety and depression over the course of their lives. That being said I have felt like I was coping with that through burying myself in activities or work and trying to outrun those tendencies. It wasn't until this year after being married for 5 years that I felt like I had reached a breaking point with that weight on my shoulder. I felt like I was having trouble getting up and caring about my day and anything extra curricular. It truly becoming a persistent cycle and I kept avoiding talking to someone since I felt like it got so bad at times I couldn't even vocalize my feelings. It was after one of these pivotal moments that I decided with my spouse to talk to Dr Montez. I cannot begin to describe how thankful I was to have Dr Montez in my corner every week. After one session with him I felt like I could open up more on why I was seeking help. At first I didn't even really know myself, I just knew that I needed to be heard or to get these thoughts out to better understand why I had suddenly lost control of these feelings and how they were starting to bleed into every facet of my daily life. This sort of progression took place for the first month where I would share my life and what weighed on me. During this time I would leave my session with Dr Montez and feel an overwhelming sense of relaxation based on his guidance and professional opinion as not only a Licensed Professional Counselor, but as someone that truly wanted to help me and saw me struggling. A little about myself. I am a very guarded individual and someone who has a tight circle of friends and family. I had a traumatic event happen to me several years back that I believed I was past and had buried away. I had not talked to anyone about it, because I had figured it was past me. I decided after a few sessions with Dr. Montez that I thought it best to bring up in our meeting. I didn't realize how hard it was for me in that moment to actually bring myself to share this event which I thought was significant, but well past me. I just started to cry and felt like something just buried deep inside of me was being lifted to the surface like a 100lb dumbbell that I didn't know was there. I felt vulnerable, scared and overcome in that moment something I felt like I couldn't squash either or push down this was trauma several years worth coming out in a matter of minutes. When I say this I truly mean it, I felt as if Dr. Montez reached out through the computer and put his hand on my shoulder as a father or parent would to their child in a moment of need. He listened to me in that moment and offered some of the best counseling to me over the next several sessions as we unpacked all that had happened. He would send me articles and provide words of encouragement and most important tangible methods to practice and apply going forward in an effort to rehabilitate my mind which had been plagued by this event indirectly and was manifesting itself in other ways. I cannot state how much I have valued his teachings, words and mentorship during my time with him. I felt at every turn he displayed nothing but the highest level of professionalism and kindness towards me with a genuine desire to help me find what I was looking for and he did through all the different roads we took during our time. I wish more than anything that there were a million Dr. Montezs because I feel like everyone should experience the level of care that I was shown by him during our time together.

Very responsive and professional. This was my first time seeing a therapist and Dr. Montez made me feel at ease.

Dr. Montez helped me through the most difficult time of my life . He was there from the beginning of couple’s therapy and I felt so validated that I decided to continue individual therapy. He was great at explaining why I was feeling the way I did so I could identify the situations that were causing my anxiety. I feel that after one year of therapy with him I grew so much that people noticed even in the professional eye.

Couldn’t have found a better counselor & have been so thankful for his guidance through easily the hardest time and decision of my life.

I have gone through multiple therapist, and I believe Dr Montez is the best one yet and not afraid to call me out when needed

Dr. Montez is very helpful and attentive. He genuinely cares about you. He is very philosophical and I mean that in a good way. He's not going to read you the therapist text book. He won't make you feel small or like your problems don't really matter. I highly recommend Dr. Montez.

Dr Montez is great his insight has kept me out of the dark place and he Is a beacon of light for me

Been with Dr. Montez for a month and I have really enjoyed our time together. He is an active listener and holds e accountable to my words. I plan to continue our work and growth together.

GREAT GUY!!

I am flawed like all of us are. Dr. Montez understands all of this. There is no judgment from his end. Only understanding and guidance. I couldn't have asked for a better therapist

Dr. Montez is fantastic. He’s so easy to talk to and he gives great insight into relationships and how men and women differ. He’s helped me recognize patterns and gives me tools to grow. I really appreciate his humor too.

I had never done any sort of therapy before BetterHelp and coming in I was very unsure of how it would go for me. Dr. Montez quickly made me feel comfortable with therapy and has helped me a ton over the past few months. Since I had never done therapy, I had a lot to talk about, and Dr. Montez attentively helped me with each issue I had. I’m extremely thankful for him to say the least and recommend him to anyone seeking any sort of help.

Although this was my last session, I must say that Dr. Montez was awesome. He helped me get through a very rough time in my relationship. He listens and is very straight-forward in the advice that he gives. He really wants to help people and you can tell in the interaction and advice that he gives. I plan to keep use him again if I ever need more counseling sessions.

He’s a super cool human , listens well and actually engaged in dialog with me . Makes me feel heard and also provides great insight and exercises to work on my overall mental health

Dr Montez, listens and relates different experiences to what you are experiencing. This gives you valuable tools to reflect on, learn, and apply in your daily life.

Dr Montez is great, listens very well and treats the conversation as 2 friends talking, highly recommend

He respectful , listen and so far I feel comfortable speaking with him about my situation

He is very insightful and tells me how it is!! I like the directness and honesty

He has been a shoulder to lean on when my current parent figure is mostly unavailable. Quite possibly the dad I never had

I am extremely happy With Dr Montez. He is respectful. Kind and has helped me more than I could have hoped for.

Dr Montez is an excellent therapist. He is good at what he does. He has a hollistic view about the healing process and also gives you great examples of past experiences in a manner in which you can relate. You will change your perception of your circumstances after a few sessions, I highly recommend him.

Dr. Montez has a unique style of imparting wisdom using little anecdotes and parables. Those life stories helped me work thru my own life experiences on my own in between sessions. This was my first time trying therapy and he made it feel approachable and laid back like a conversation between friends.

I was ignored by my first therapist 16 years ago, so it was hard for me to trust going back. Dr. Montez has only ever been supportive and kind. I never thought that I would be able to tell someone my full story bringing me to tears and then end up laughing.

Great listener. Honestly it’s like talking to a friend and provides exceptional guidance

Dr. Montez is awesome and has changed my life.

Dr. Montez has helped me tremendously. I was sure to provide as much information as possible via the messaging service before we had our first session in hope that it would give us a good starting point. Dr. Montez exceeded my expectations as this was my first time using online talk therapy. I would absolutely recommend him. His experience as a clinician and seasoned veteran is priceless and he was able to very quickly discern where I was coming from and how to help me approach the issues that I presented to him. If Dr. Montez (he told me to call him Anthony) is assigned to you as the first option, you will be incredibly happy with BetterHelp for the connection.

Dr. Montez was extremely helpful, understanding and professional. I plan on talking with him in the future. I was surprised at how helpful he was in my situation, how quick he understood what I was goin thru and the great advice he gave me. He earned my trust immediately.

Dr. Montez has been wonderful at actively listening to my needs and talking me through both point of views in a relationship. He is super personable, makes you feel comfortable, and makes sure to address all your concerns. After each discussion I left with way more clarity and confidence on how to move forward with the topics we discussed. I highly recommend!

very personable and able to relate to expressed issues that come up. provides excellent perspectives and suggestions/recommendations on handling stress and being forgiving of one's self

Dr Montez is a thoughtful and kind person with highly technical knowledge and a wealth of experience to draw from. He's given me a variety of ways to communicate and is always availble in a reasonable amount of time and has my best interest as a priority.

He is wonderful

Dr. Montez is a great therapist but more importantly a great person. He is great listener and gives even better insight to help navigate my life choices. I always leave his sessions with clarity.

He is totally awesome! I learned so much from him.

Dr Montez is very skilled, listens, and relates key points or messages through stories. I think this is a good method for me because I can see the same problem with myself removed.

Dr. Montez is an amazing therapist! He makes me comfortable, and it feels like we're just chatting. In reality, we are getting so much done without me realizing it until later. It's the best way to be a 'patient' for me! I am always confident in his expertise and wise words. He surely knows what he's doing and has already changed my life in many ways. Coming from someone who has always felt like they needed to be 'fixed' when attending therapy... Dr. Montez makes you feel confident and helps you believe in yourself again! I feel capable and ready to take on the world again!!! I am truly grateful.

Dr. Montez is phenomenal. He helped me through the most difficult time in my life. He is calming, reassuring, and I always left our sessions feeling better about myself and my future.

Dr. Montez was a great listener and helped me to sort through some things that were recent issues.

I absolutely adore Dr. Montez. I am gaining the insight I need into who I am, and how to shift my perspective of thinking to build the life I want (AND DESERVE). Thank you!

He's super sweet and funny. Knows when to made light and to sit in solemn. Smiles a lot and makes me feel...normal.

This was my 1st time ever speaking to a counselor. Dr Montez made it a very good experience. He has been very open honest and easy to talk to I couldn't have asked for a better person to start my counseling journey with.

Dr Montez is awesome. I feel like I’m talking to a wise friend. He has helped me substantially in the short time I’ve spoke to him thus far.

Really appreciate all the help Dr. Montez gave me. Very professional and easy to talk to.

I appreciate the availability and expertise of Dr. Montez. We had just a few interactions but I felt relly understood and supported. Very appreciated.

Dr. Montez is very perceptive to what's laying just below the surface. There are many times where I don't quite understand a feeling or why I'm feeling that way, and he explains things in a way where I can understand it. He's very kind, has a soft voice, and I definitely recommend him.

Dr. Montez is great. He is engaging, funny, and highly knowledgeable in his field. His style is conversational and he tells stories to get across his points. He’s not going to give you homework each week but he will leave you with things to think about and help you reframe your way of thinking.

Dr. Montez really helped me uncover what the source of my issues were, as well as deal with the depression I was experiencing. Thanks so much!

I am glad I am taking the step forward to self improvement.

Dr. Montez is WONDERFUL!! He has really helped me the past few weeks and I plan to continue to work with him!

The tools Dr. Montez provides are applicable in so many ways .... I love our sessions, I feel a sense of support and compassion

Thank you Dr. for all the help and support you are giving me in this very difficult times.

Dr. Montez is very personable and a great match for me.

Working with Dr. Montez for the last 3 weeks has already been life changing. He has helped build my confidence in such a short time, and one of my main concerns was feeling a lack of self confidence and feeling worthy. I love his style and he is like no other therapist I've had in the past! It has been a breath of fresh air and truly a great fit for me. I like that I feel I can go at my own pace (no pressure) and feel very comfortable talking to him. I couldn't be happier with my weekly sessions!

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