Dr. Bridgette Montgomery, LCSW

Dr. Bridgette Montgomery is a licensed clinical social worker with thirty years of experience who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and the effects of trauma and abuse. She speaks plainly and aims to make seeking help feel like a manageable first step. Her approach is steady and practical, focused on helping people learn skills to cope and move forward.

Dr. Montgomery draws on several therapy styles to tailor care to each person. She uses client-centered methods to listen and understand what matters most to the client. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps her clients spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. She also integrates Emotionally-Focused ideas and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing when addressing trauma-related symptoms.

Her background includes long-term clinical work in Pennsylvania and neighboring states, and she holds Pennsylvania licensure as an LCSW. Across her career she has supported people with obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors, eating and food-related issues, gender dysphoria concerns, process and sex addictions, and post-traumatic stress. She aims to help people regain control of everyday routines and feel more like themselves again.

In sessions she works with each person to make a plan that fits their needs and daily life. She emphasizes collaboration and practical skills alongside exploring emotional patterns. People who want a direct, experienced clinician for trauma-related concerns may find her style clear and goal-oriented.

If you are considering therapy, she asks that you use the Start Therapy process to match and schedule a first appointment.

How selected approaches work in online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on being heard and understood. In practice this means the therapist listens closely, mirrors concerns, and helps clients name what matters to them, which can reduce overwhelm and clarify goals.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. During sessions the therapist and client identify one or two small experiments or behavior changes to try between meetings to test what helps.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is used for processing distressing memories. It pairs focused recall with guided bilateral stimulation to help reduce the intensity of traumatic memories when clients are ready to work on them.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will partner with each person to decide which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process includes checking progress and adjusting the plan as needed.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because formats were not specified in the biography. Online care can make attending appointments easier by fitting sessions into busy schedules, cutting travel time, and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. Ask about the available session options when you schedule to find what fits your routine.