Ana Ortiz, LPC

Ana Ortiz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with 14 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make starting therapy straightforward for busy lives.

Before focusing on outpatient therapy she worked as a rehab counselor and an advocate, which gave her a lot of experience with issues like brain injury, domestic violence, and chronic pain. That background informs how she listens and plans care now. Sessions are shaped around each person's situation rather than one fixed method.

Her style is warm and interactive. She works to build trust and to help people learn practical ways to handle hard moments. Conversations tend to be direct and focused on steps a person can try between sessions.

Ana uses a mix of approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy, attachment-based ideas, and client-centered methods. Those approaches are used to address things like low self-esteem, addiction, grief, intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and coping with life changes. She adapts what she uses to fit the concern at hand.

People who choose Ana often want a therapist who will listen, ask clear questions, and help set achievable goals. She helps clients break problems into manageable parts and practice new ways of thinking and relating. The aim is steady progress toward clearer days ahead.

How Ana's Approaches Work Online

Ana uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and experiment with new behaviors. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing stress. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. That work often focuses on improving connection, communication, and trust in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ana will discuss options with each person and together you will choose methods based on your goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. She adapts session pace and homework to your needs so therapy stays collaborative and practical.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video is good for focused conversations and skills practice. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can work well on a busy day. Live chat and text allow shorter check-ins and ongoing support between meetings. These options aim to make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.