Therapist profile
Ana Ortiz, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and parenting related concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Attachment work
About Ana
Ana Ortiz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 14 years of clinical experience. She has worked as a rehab counselor, advocate, and therapist, supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, addiction concerns, and parenting challenges.
She helps people who are managing grief, intimacy-related problems, sleep or eating struggles, and the everyday pressures of caregiving and work. Her background includes work with physical trauma, emotional abuse, brain injury, chronic pain and vocational issues. She also lists focus areas such as abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, and communication problems.
Her approach blends client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and emotion-focused methods. Sessions aim to clarify what matters most, name patterns that cause pain, and try concrete ways to change unhelpful thoughts or behaviors. She draws on skills from attachment-based work to look at how relationships influence feelings and choices.
Sessions are conversational and interactive. Expect a mix of exploring how events have shaped your reactions, practicing new coping skills, and discussing steps you can try between meetings. Ana uses straightforward language and offers both English and Spanish speaking options.
People come to her for a wide range of concerns - from coping with life changes and compassion fatigue to working through addiction or bipolar-related struggles. If you think this fits, follow the site process to complete the short questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How Ana's clinical approaches inform online work
Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds influence current reactions. It can be useful for people who are struggling with trust, abandonment fears, or repeated hurt in relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to change mood and stress levels. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep or eating concerns, and coping with life changes. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) pays attention to emotional experience in the moment and helps people understand and express core feelings that drive interactions and distress.Choosing an approach is part of the work. Ana will discuss options and help decide what fits your goals and preferences. That choice usually evolves over the first few sessions as you and the therapist track what helps most.
The original biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm available session types before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, shorten travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when life is hectic. It also means sessions can be scheduled from different locations if that helps you attend more consistently. Licensed professionals often adjust methods for online meetings, using worksheets, skill-practice, and focused conversation to make progress between sessions.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
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What kinds of family or parenting problems does she address?
She helps people with parenting strain, communication problems, caregiver stress, and conflicts that affect home life.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her style combines client-centered listening with practical exercises from cognitive behavioral methods and emotion-focused work.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of experience, including roles as a rehab counselor, advocate, and therapist.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Can I work with her in Spanish?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not specify session formats. Please confirm current online session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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