Laneka Montgomery, MD, LCSW-C, LCSW

Licensed in Maryland · 6 years in practice

Laneka Montgomery is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or big life changes.

License and registration

LCSW-C, Maryland: 33374 · expires October 2027
LCSW, Florida: SW24658 · expires March 2027
LCSW, Virginia: 0904018527 · expires June 2027
NPI: 1821886961 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 6
Languages: English

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About Laneka

Laneka Montgomery is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or big life changes. She aims to help clients build self-love, improve communication, and find a clearer sense of purpose. Laneka draws on six years of clinical experience to offer steady, practical support.

Clients can expect a calm, collaborative style in sessions. Laneka works to understand what matters most to each person and to tailor the work to those priorities.

Background and approach

She guides clients through feelings like guilt and shame while helping them practice new ways of relating and coping. Her background includes training and practice as an MD and as a licensed clinical social worker in Maryland. Laneka uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address mood disorders, anxiety, and relationship concerns.

She also focuses on caregiver stress, control issues, and women’s issues. In session, she breaks larger goals into small steps. Conversations often include skills for communication, strategies for regulating mood, and exercises to strengthen self-esteem.

The tone is direct but compassionate, with an emphasis on tools people can use between sessions. Many people seek her help when they are facing transitions, role strain, or recurrent negative feelings. Laneka helps clients map clear next steps and practice changes that feel doable.

She works in English and provides care through a range of online formats.

Focus areas and approaches

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Online support

Evidence-based care and online access

Laneka uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach is skills-based work that teaches clear strategies for managing anxiety and mood shifts, such as breathing, grounding, and behavioral experiments to test unhelpful beliefs. This helps people gain immediate tools to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

She also emphasizes communication-focused work to improve how people express needs and handle conflict. Sessions may include role-playing and messaging practice to build confidence and clearer conversations, which is helpful for relationship strain and caregiver stress. When appropriate, she uses structured problem-solving to break big challenges into smaller, manageable steps.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Laneka collaborates with each person to identify goals and preferences, then adjusts methods based on what’s working. The plan evolves as progress is made and as new issues arise, so clients remain part of deciding the path forward.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets therapists and clients work visually, while phone sessions can fit better during a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, ongoing encouragement, or brief coping support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between appointments.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Laneka help with?

She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes, along with relationship and self-esteem issues.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach is collaborative and practical, breaking goals into small steps and teaching skills to use between sessions.

What is her clinical experience?

Laneka has six years of experience working with mood disorders, caregiver stress, and communication problems.

What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

She holds MD and LCSW-C, LCSW credentials and practices from Maryland.

Which languages are supported and can she work with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How does pricing and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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