Dr. Bridgette Montgomery, LCSW

Dr. Bridgette Montgomery is a licensed clinical social worker with three decades of experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and depression. She also addresses related concerns such as OCD, eating and food-related issues, gender dysphoria, autism and Asperger Syndrome, post-traumatic stress, and various process and sex addictions.

Her style is straightforward and supportive. She listens closely and helps people build practical skills for day-to-day life. Sessions focus on clear steps people can try between meetings. The goal is steady, manageable progress rather than quick fixes.

Dr. Montgomery uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and emotionally focused ideas. She also draws on trauma-focused tools such as EMDR and mindfulness techniques when these fit the person’s needs. These methods are mixed to match what each individual needs and prefers.

She has worked in the field for 30 years and holds LCSW credentials in Pennsylvania and Delaware. That background gives her experience with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns, including complex trauma and obsessive-compulsive symptoms.

People who choose her can expect a collaborative approach. She helps clients set realistic goals, practices skills together in session, and reviews progress over time. The work is practical, paced to the individual, and aimed at helping people regain steadiness in daily life.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Dr. Montgomery commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and EMDR when it fits a client's needs. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety and mood symptoms. Client-centered work focuses on listening, validating feelings, and helping people find their own solutions. EMDR is a trauma-focused approach that can reduce the intensity of distressing memories when used as part of a broader treatment plan.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then suggest methods that match those needs. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for deeper discussion and skill practice, phone calls can fit into a work break or have lower bandwidth needs, and live chat or messaging can support short check-ins or written reflections between sessions. These options allow people to fit care into busy schedules and keep consistent contact with a licensed professional.