Lyam Montanez (She/Her)

LPCC, MA
Accepting Clients

Nice to meet you, I'm Lyam! I am a trauma informed, culturally responsive, relational therapist offering bilingual services virtually.

Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate in Colorado
Supervised by Jennifer Elliott, MEd, LPC

Services
  • Individual
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Adolescent/Teen
  • Group

About My Clients

Healing can feel isolating and overwhelming, but you don’t have to do it alone. I offer a warm, affirming space where you can feel seen, heard, and supported. I work with individuals and couples navigating trauma, identity exploration, and reconnection with self. Your experiences matter, and therapy should honor your story, your values, and the identities that shape who you are. Together, we will move at a pace that feels right for you, prioritizing safety, empowerment, and reconnection.

My Background and Approach

Feeling alone? Looking for a space where you can show up fully and authentically? Trying to figure out what that even looks like? I get it...healing looks different for everyone, and my goal is to help you discover what it means for you; in a space where you feel affirmed, supported, and never judged. If any of this resonates with you; you are in the right place and you are not alone. I would be honored to support and walk alongside you on your journey, please don't hesitate to connect with me!

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I am committed to anti-racism, anti-sexism, and approach therapy through a social justice lens. While no space can ever be perfectly safe, I strive to create an environment where clients can feel heard, seen, and supported. I actively do my own work through supervision, consultation, readings, and trainings to better hold that space. I believe therapy can be a place to explore, process experiences and emotions, find healing, and uncover strength and resilience.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Gottman Method Couples Therapy Internal Family Systems Trauma Therapy
Other Techniques
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Attachment Theory
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Collaborative Couple Therapy
  • Couples Counseling
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Family Systems
  • Family Therapy
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Gottman Method Couples Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Relational Therapy
  • Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)
  • Integrative Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Trauma Therapy
  • Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT)
  • Relationship Counseling
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Issues I Treat

Specialties
ADHD Therapists Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Relationship Issues
Other Issues
  • Abuse
  • ADHD Therapists
  • Aging Concerns
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Body Image Issues
  • Burnout
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Violence or Intimate Partner Violence
  • Family Conflict
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • Immigration/Acculturation
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Men's Issues
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Polyamorous and Open Relationships
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Sexual Abuse or Assault
  • Sexual Problems
  • Spirituality
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Teen Issues
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • Medicare
  • Anthem
  • ComPsych
  • Magellan Behavioral Health
  • Medicaid
  • Optum
  • TriWest
  • United Behavioral Health (UBH)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
  • Great West Healthcare
  • Mines and Associates
  • Rocky Mountain
  • UMR
  • Tricare West
  • New Directions Behavioral Health
  • Colorado Access
  • Health First Colorado
  • Colorado Community Health Alliance
  • Evernorth
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Agnosticism
  • Atheism
  • Christianity
  • Interfaith
  • Multifaith

At A Glance

  • Experience: 1 year of practice
  • Languages: English, Español
  • Rate: $100 - 120/session

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