Krissel Montano, LCSW

Krissel Montano is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Texas with three years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, compassion fatigue, grief, anger, career strain, bipolar mood concerns, and major life changes. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and she accepts international clients.

Krissel uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage symptoms and day-to-day problems. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at thoughts and behaviors, and on mindfulness practices to build awareness and calm. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused techniques help set clear goals and small steps forward.

In sessions she focuses on concrete skills such as communication, coping strategies, and emotion regulation. She also addresses deeper relational patterns like abandonment, attachment issues, and family of origin problems. Caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, and the effects of isolation are common topics she helps people work through.

Krissel emphasizes clear, practical planning rather than abstract discussion. People leave sessions with specific strategies they can try between meetings. She supports work-related stress, fatherhood issues, forgiveness work, and managing guilt or shame in everyday life.

Her background as an LCSW informs a social work perspective on resources and systems that affect wellbeing. With three years of experience she combines clinical skills and real-world problem solving to address both immediate concerns and next steps for continued progress.

How her approaches work in online sessions