Cesar Amador-Montemayor, LPC

About

Licensed Professional Counselor in Austin, TX. Works with Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality (BPD) and Neurodivergence. Sees clients online only. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Divorce
• Family Conflict
• Life Transitions
• Parenting
• Relationship Issues
• School Issues
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)Helps people make room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and commit to actions that fit what matters to them.
• Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)Uses principles of learning and reinforcement to build skills and change behavior. Most often used with autistic children.
• Attachment-basedLooks at early bonds with caregivers and how they shape relationships and emotions now, and works toward a greater sense of safety and connection.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)Combines mindfulness practice, paying attention to the present moment without judgment, with ideas from cognitive therapy.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• NarrativeHelps people separate themselves from their problems and retell the stories they hold about their lives in ways that feel truer and more helpful.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• Positive PsychologyFocuses on well-being, strengths, gratitude and what makes life fulfilling, alongside working through difficulties.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.
• SomaticBody-focused therapy that pays attention to physical sensations, posture and breathing, on the view that stress and trauma are held in the body as well as the mind.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Online only

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality (BPD), Neurodivergence, Addiction, ADHD, Anger Management, Anxiety, Chronic Impulsivity, Depression, Dissociative Disorders (DID), Divorce, Education and Learning Disabilities, Family Conflict, Impulse Control Disorders, Infidelity, LGBTQ+, Life Transitions, Medication Management, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Parenting, Personality Disorders, Psychosis, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Trauma and PTSD

Insurance

Aetna, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, Curative, Oscar Health, Oxford, Prominence Health Plan, UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH

Fees

Individual sessions $125, couple sessions $145; sliding scale available

Payment methods

American Express, Discover, Mastercard, Venmo, Visa, Zelle

Ages

Children (6 to 10), Preteen, Teen, Adults

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Communities

Racial Justice Allied, Single Parent

Ethnicity

Hispanic and Latino

Languages

English

Gender

Male

Education

University of Texas in San Antonio

Years in practice

11

Other offices

Pflugerville, 78660

Education & qualifications