Therapist in Garden City, New York Johana Lastor Montes, Therapist

Johana is a bilingual (English/Spanish) Licensed Mental Health Counselor with Diagnostic Privileges (LMHC-D) who believes the therapy room is one of the most sacred and safe spaces a person can experience. She feels it is a true privilege to walk alongside clients as they navigate their journey toward healing and discovering their best self. Johana believes clients are the experts of their own lives and remain in the driver’s seat of therapy, guiding the direction and pace of session while she offers support, clinical insight, and tools aligned their goals.

Johana has experience working with individuals, couples, and groups across a range of settings, including a New York State OASAS/OMH community health program, where she provided both intensive outpatient (IOP) and outpatient services within a nonprofit agency as well as in private practice. She currently works with individuals ages 18 and older, supporting clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life transitions along with other concerns. Her clinical approach is trauma-informed and person-centered, integrating evidence-based modalities including CBT, DBT, and TF-CBT.

Above all, Johana is committed to creating a warm, affirming, and culturally responsive environment where clients feel heard, respected, and empowered throughout their therapeutic journey.