Andrea Monteverdi, M.S., LPC, NCC, CST
Andrea is a LPC, Certified Sex Therapist and Relationship Specialist
Licensed Professional Counselor
Certified Sex Therapist
I believe that every person’s experience is unique and valid. As a therapist, I take immense pride in being able to walk alongside clients as they navigate their journeys. I am passionate about helping people as they cultivate their mental wellness and enhance intimate relationships. The quality of the meaningful relationships we form with those around us impacts our overall life satisfaction. I believe all people have an innate need for connection to others that allows for feelings of closeness and safety. It is my goal to provide a therapeutic environment that fosters openness, acceptance, and positivity. The therapeutic process can often be challenging, but I am honored to support individuals and couples during our time together.
I especially enjoy working with individuals and couples to enhance their communication skills, build trust, and improve their physical and emotional intimacy. I utilize evidence-based Gottman techniques (Completed levels 1 and 2) in conjunction with principles of Narrative Therapy to hold space for individual narratives as well as shared goals, needs and dreams that exist within a relationship. Communication and trust-building are often the foundational underpinnings of my work with couples that then allows for further strengthening within the relationship. I am experienced in helping couples learn how to handle conflict effectively while deepening a long-lasting connection with one another.
Additionally, my experience within couples work includes infidelity recovery and sexual concerns. I am a Certified Sex Therapist through the Texas Sex Therapy Institute. I appreciate the important role of emotional and physical intimacy in a relationship. I aim to honor the needs of all partners as we navigate sexual dysfunctions or work to enhance an already healthy sexual life. My empathic approach creates a space that leaves no room for judgment but instead allows for collaboration and acceptance. I am comfortable working with traditional as well as non-traditional relationship structures.
When I am not in session, I am teaching undergraduates at Sam Houston State University or attending classes as a doctoral student in the PhD Counselor Education and Supervision program. My non-counseling related passions are all things fitness and travel! You can find me at any new fitness class or in a gym lifting weights as I zone out to the music blasting in my headphones. My Husky fur-baby, Maverick, and I enjoy long walks and sunny days together. My inner travel bug runs deep as my boyfriend and I will seize any opportunity to travel to a new city, state or country and immerse ourselves in the local culture. However; as an H-town native, my heart bleeds Texas!
Andrea Monteverdi, M.S. is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Sex Therapist at Heights Family Counseling. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Louisiana State University and her Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the CACREP program at the University of St. Thomas here in Houston. In addition to being a Certified Sex Therapist, she is also a Nationally Certified Counselor and student in the PhD Counselor Education and Supervision program at Sam Houston State University. She specializes in individual relationship therapy, couples work, and sex therapy. She is extensively trained in Gottman Couples Therapy and has completed Levels 1 and 2.
Andrea Monteverdi, M.S. LPC, NCC, CST
LPC License # 84449
$195 Individual Counseling Session
$215 Couples/Sex Therapy Session
