About Adan
Adan Montalvo is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps people facing anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship concerns. He offers straightforward support for struggles like low self-esteem, motivation problems, trauma, addiction, and parenting stress. His tone is warm and practical for people unsure where to begin.
He brings 12 years of experience as a psychotherapist and focuses on tailoring each conversation to the person in front of him.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to clarify immediate goals and find small, manageable steps that build toward change. Adan does not rely on labels; he listens for what matters most to each person. His style mixes client-centered listening with techniques from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused work.
That means sessions include talking through patterns of thought, trying new ways of responding, and setting short-term goals to track progress. He also draws on narrative approaches to help people make sense of painful or confusing life events. People who choose him can expect a respectful, compassionate environment where practical tools are paired with empathetic listening.
He helps clients work through issues such as grief, body image concerns, parenting strain, and addiction-related problems. He also addresses attachment and abandonment worries and longer-term mood concerns like bipolar symptoms. Adan encourages anyone ready to make a change to take a first step.
He focuses on collaboration, clear goals, and steady progress so people can feel more in control of daily life and relationships.
Approaches and how online sessions can help
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience without judgment; it helps when someone needs acceptance, clearer self-understanding, and a steady space to talk things through.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is often useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress management.
Finding the right approach is part of working together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past, then suggest an approach or mix of methods to try. The choice is collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people read nonverbal cues and have a fuller conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when someone needs a flexible way to communicate between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules while keeping treatment practical and goal-oriented.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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