Jessica Ortiz, LMFT

Jessica Ortiz is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 17 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship or family concerns. Her work is practical and direct, aimed at helping clients feel steadier day to day.

Jessica takes a calm, respectful approach in sessions. She listens first to understand what matters most to each person. Then she helps clients set clear goals and practice small, doable skills between sessions. That might include simple thinking strategies, communication steps, or short mindfulness exercises.

Her background includes long-term clinical work across a range of concerns such as parenting strain, grief, intimacy-related issues, ADHD, and complicated family situations. Jessica also supports people facing abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, caregiver stress, and problems around commitment or control. She draws on evidence-based tools to tailor the work to each person’s needs.

Sessions are conversational and focused. Jessica uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside attachment-informed and client-centered methods to help clients notice unhelpful patterns and try new behaviors. She incorporates motivational interviewing and mindfulness where those fit the goals.

Jessica offers therapy in both English and Spanish. She practices in Texas as a licensed marriage and family therapist and has a long history of helping adults navigate life transitions and rebuild connection.

Therapy approaches used online and what to expect

CBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and managing symptoms like worry or low mood.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It can help people understand closeness, trust, and communication problems in relationships.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and creating a supportive space. The therapist follows the person’s pace and priorities while helping them explore feelings and goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jessica will collaborate to choose methods that fit a person’s goals, values, and daily life. She mixes approaches when useful and checks in to make sure the plan feels helpful and realistic.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people meet face to face, phone sessions can be a good shorter option or during low bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping the focus on clear goals and steady progress.