Antoinette Montgomery LMFT — Mental health clinic in San Diego, CA

I would like to leave a 5 star review for Dr. Montgomery. I retained her services for review for a Emotional Support Animal, it was during the covid era so most/all of our interaction has been via Telehealth. I have been very pleased with her disposition during all of our phone calls and email updates. Dr. Montgomery is genuine and sincere which is a plus and I truly appreciate her care & concern regarding my mental health and stability. I do plan on scheduling an in-person session, but in the meantime I do appreciate how she conveys due diligence and tact within our electronic interactions.

Absolutely horrified by my experience with Antoinette Montgomery. She called me for a phone consultation for CertaPet and rather than try to help me, she accused the psychologist I have seen for almost 5 years of “illegal and unethical” practices. I asked her what relevance that had to our phone consultation for an ESA and offered to work with a different therapist, but she allowed to interview to proceed. When discussing my support system, she again attempted to intervene in an existing therapeutic relationship when I mentioned my psychiatrist. I then told her that I felt the best course of action would be for me to receive a refund by placing a stop payment on my credit card, to which she replied “I am sensing a lot of hostility from you.” I told her she was correct, and with a profanity, ended the phone call. She immediately banned me from ever using her services again— trust me, I have no desire to. But what a pathetic excuse for a mental health professional (MFT) to tell someone you have never met that their psychologist is illegally practicing (without knowing the particulars of the situation) and that they are being hostile. Also, Antoinette calls herself a doctor. She is not a doctor. She is a failed clinician and grifter who spends her days writing ESA letters for clients instead of advancing her own clinical knowledge.