Licensed clinical social worker recordPennsylvania
Dr. Bridgette Montgomery, LCSW
Pennsylvania
Licensed clinical social worker - trauma and anxiety
Continue with BridgetteCredentials check
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in Pennsylvania
- LCSW, licence CW019767
- Licensed in Delaware
- LCSW, licence Q1-0001670
- Licensed in Ohio
- LISW, licence I.2002535
- Licensed in New Jersey
- LCSW, licence 44SC05836900
- NPI
- 1417343021
- Experience
- 30 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Pennsylvania
These details come from information Bridgette supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma processing
- CBT and EMDR
About Bridgette
Dr. Bridgette Montgomery is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Pennsylvania with 30 years of experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and depression. She also supports concerns such as autism and Asperger syndrome, eating and food-related issues, gender dysphoria, obsessive-compulsive concerns, post-traumatic stress, and process or sex addiction.
Her style is straightforward and practical. She listens to what is happening now and helps people learn skills to manage intense feelings and distressing thoughts. Sessions focus on concrete steps to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning.
Dr. Montgomery draws from client-centered approaches, cognitive behavioral methods, emotionally-focused work, EMDR, and mindfulness practices. That mix lets her use talking, behavioral experiments, attention to emotional patterns, and body-focused or memory-processing techniques when relevant. She aims to match the method to the problem rather than using one fixed procedure.
In sessions she helps people identify unhelpful thinking, practice different responses, and process past events that continue to cause trouble. Practical homework or short exercises between meetings are common. The work often includes pacing exposure to difficult memories and building habits that reduce anxiety and compulsive behaviors.
Her background across clinical settings and three decades of practice means she is used to complex cases. She encourages clear goals and regular review so progress is tracked and approaches are adjusted as needed.
BHow sessions work
How these approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflection. Online sessions using this approach involve the therapist helping clients name their concerns and set clear goals, with the therapist following the client’s pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors; virtually this often means identifying unhelpful thinking, trying short behavioral experiments, and reviewing homework between meetings. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used to process distressing memories; in remote work it may involve guided memory processing and attention exercises adapted for a video or phone setting.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and help figure out which methods match a person’s goals, needs, and comfort level. That decision is collaborative and may shift as progress is reviewed.
Confirm the session formats she offers before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - shorter check-ins can fit into a work break, video lets people use visual cues, and phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth or camera use is limited. These practical choices help sessions fit around family, work, and health commitments without promising a particular format.
CAreas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Ohio, New Jersey
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and depression. Additional focus areas include OCD, eating issues, gender dysphoria, autism and process or sex addiction.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
Her approach blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and emotionally focused work. She also uses mindfulness and EMDR where these methods fit the client’s needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and with complex cases.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and practices in Pennsylvania.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription plan that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers