About the Montesano Psychological Center

The Montesano Psychological Center (MPC) at Excalibur Farms is a private practice located in Antioch, IL. Dr. Montesano (head psychologist) trained and worked in therapeutic day schools, psychiatric hospitals, medical hospitals, outpatient centers, community centers and private practices. These experiences have allowed her to witness varied modalities of treatment and ways of being in the world with mental illness.

As such, Dr. Montesano designed the Montesano Psychological Center as a place where people can come to unburden their trauma in an environment that is open emotionally, psychologically and physically through the integration of evidence based practices such as CBT, Person-Centered Therapy and "forest bathing." Forest bathing is the evidence based Japanese practice of decreasing anxiety, and stress hormones in the body by engaging in mindful interactions with nature. This technique can be extremely effective for individuals with anxiety disorders. For example, rather than sitting in a sterile office, your therapist (weather perming) might process your anxieties or trauma with you while walking through a beautiful meadow or sitting by the privately owned pond at the Montesano Psychological Center. Throughout your therapeutic journey, you will be treated as a whole person attempting to process and overcome life's difficulties while learning vital mindfulness techniques that you can use during your everyday life.

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At MPC our priority is to match our clients with the therapy modality that best fits their needs whether that be individual therapy, group therapy or virtual therapy, we're here to help. We understand that not everyone enjoys a small hike and so we have the option of working in Dr. Montesano's private office or to engage in equine assisted psychotherapy with one of our therapy horses.

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