Ana Ortiz, LPC

Ana Ortiz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 14 years of clinical experience. She began her career as a rehab counselor and advocate, then moved into therapy work with people facing depression, anxiety, trauma, and chronic pain. Ana offers a warm, interactive style and aims to create a respectful space for honest conversation.

She helps people dealing with stress, relationship struggles, addiction, grief, and identity concerns including LGBT issues. Ana also supports those coping with career changes, parenting stresses, and the challenges of managing attention and mood differences. Her background includes work with survivors of physical and emotional abuse and with people who have experienced brain injury.

Ana draws on several practical approaches, including attachment-focused work, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior techniques, and emotionally-focused methods. In sessions she focuses on clear goals, skill-building, and improving day-to-day coping. She adapts the pace and methods to each person’s needs.

Sessions aim to help people make small, useful changes and to build tools for managing intense emotions and difficult situations. Ana pays attention to how past relationships affect present behavior and helps clients strengthen communication and boundaries. She also addresses body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and co-occurring concerns.

Ana speaks English and Spanish. People who want to begin can use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist’s availability.

Approaches that shape online sessions

Ana commonly uses attachment-based methods to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. This work helps when trust, closeness, or abandonment concerns shape reactions in relationships.

She also uses client-centered therapy, which centers on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. This approach focuses on building understanding and self-direction rather than on giving advice.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is another tool she uses to identify unhelpful thoughts and to practice different behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.

Choosing the best approach is a shared process. Ana will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them over time based on progress and comfort.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or medical appointments. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight or for sessions without video when low bandwidth or less screen time is needed. Licensed professionals can adapt the same therapeutic techniques used in person to remote settings, helping people practice coping skills and emotional work within everyday life.