Ana Ortiz , LPC

Ana Ortiz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 14 years of clinical experience. She has a history as a rehab counselor, advocate, and therapist. Ana works directly with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and trauma. She speaks English and Spanish and offers a warm, respectful presence in sessions.

Ana adapts conversations and plans to each person’s needs. She listens for patterns tied to attachment, self-worth, and relationship struggles. Many clients come for help with parenting strain, career transitions, compassion fatigue, or chronic pain and illness. She also supports people working through intimacy, body image, or identity concerns.

Her style is interactive and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on practical skills, clearer communication, and ways to manage feelings in day-to-day life. Ana uses tools that help people notice unhelpful thoughts, regulate intense emotions, and improve connection with others.

She draws on approaches that emphasize relationships, personal strengths, and behavior change. That can mean talking through difficult memories, trying new ways to solve problems, or practicing new interaction patterns with others. The work is collaborative and paced to the person’s goals.

Ana helps people who are ready to make changes but feel stuck or overwhelmed. She offers video, phone, chat, and text-based sessions so that therapy fits into busy lives. If someone prefers Spanish, she can hold sessions in that language.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Ana often uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early and current relationships shape feelings and behavior. This approach helps people who struggle with trust, abandonment, or unstable patterns in close relationships.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, empathy, and building on a person's strengths. That style helps people gain clarity about goals and make decisions that feel right for them.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Ana works collaboratively to choose methods that match a person's goals, needs, and comfort level. She adjusts techniques over time so sessions stay relevant and practical.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Chat and messaging suit quick check-ins, homework review, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while keeping the focus on progress and daily coping strategies.