Ana Ortiz, LPC - Therapist in Texas

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Trauma-informed approach
Bilingual English Spanish
Practical coping skills

About Ana

Ana Ortiz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 14 years of experience in rehab counseling, advocacy, and therapy. She names traumatic brain injury among the conditions she has supported, along with depression, anxiety, and chronic pain. Ana speaks English and Spanish and aims to make care approachable for people searching for help.

She brings a warm, interactive style to sessions and focuses on respectful, sensitive conversation. Ana adapts the plan to each person's needs and uses a mix of approaches to help people make practical changes. Sessions are conversational and aimed at building skills and insight.

Her work covers many life stressors, including relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, addiction, and workplace stress. She also helps people facing attachment wounds, abandonment, body image concerns, and caregiver strain. Practical coping strategies and clearer communication are frequent goals.

Ana uses cognitive-behavioral ideas to spot patterns that keep problems going. She draws on attachment-based and client-centered methods to strengthen relationships and build self-understanding. Dialectical and emotionally focused ideas appear when people need skills for regulation and emotional connection.

She encourages small, manageable steps and checks in on progress regularly. The focus is on what helps day to day - better sleep, calmer reactions, clearer choices, or safer boundaries. Ana invites people to start where they are and work toward a life that feels more manageable and meaningful.

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How Ana's Approaches Translate to Online Work

Ana commonly uses cognitive-behavioral methods to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. CBT is practical and goal-oriented, useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with change.

She also uses attachment-based and client-centered ideas. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in relationships and how early bonds affect current connections. Client-centered work focuses on a respectful, empathetic conversation that helps people feel heard and understood.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Ana will work with each person to identify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. That collaboration helps decide which approaches to emphasize as progress develops.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand, and reduce travel time. Talk with the therapist about what will work best for scheduling, attention needs, and whether sessions should focus on skill practice, emotional processing, or problem-solving.

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Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Self esteem Depression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessMen's issuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Credentials

Texas

Languages

English, Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Ana work with?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, substance concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, and chronic pain among other concerns.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is warm and interactive. She focuses on respectful conversation, practical skills, and tailoring the plan to each person's needs.

What experience does she bring?

She has 14 years of experience working as a rehab counselor, advocate, and therapist with people who have faced brain injury, physical trauma, emotional abuse, and a range of life challenges.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Texas and practices with that credential in that state.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Ana?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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