Jessica Ortiz, LMFT
Therapist in Texas
Jessica Ortiz is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 17 years of experience helping people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and stress.
- Licensed inCalifornia, Texas
- License91160, 203523
- NPI 1790934644
- Experience17+ years
- LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
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About Jessica
Jessica Ortiz is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 17 years of experience helping people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and stress. She works with concerns such as self-esteem, parenting strain, grief, intimacy issues, and the challenges of life changes. Jessica offers support for relationship struggles, career stress, ADHD, and questions around identity and belonging.
Her style is warm and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps rather than jargon.
Background and approach
She listens for patterns that come from early attachment and family of origin experiences. Together clients look for small changes that ease daily life. Jessica draws from Attachment-Based Therapy to understand how past relationships shape current reactions.
She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person’s pace and CBT tools to address unhelpful thinking and behavior. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are woven in to help build self-awareness and stay motivated. She has worked with people from varied cultural backgrounds and pays attention to how culture affects coping and relationships.
Sessions aim to strengthen resilience, improve communication, and reduce the overwhelm that comes with major transitions. Jessica offers services in English and Spanish and practices in Texas. Her approach is collaborative: she explains options, tries strategies, and adjusts the plan as clients notice what helps.
The focus is on practical progress that fits each person’s life.
Credentials
- LMFT (California)
- License 91160 · expires December 2027
- LMFT (Texas)
- License 203523 · expires December 2026
- NPI
- 1790934644 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Jessica lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jessica names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How attachment and practical therapies work online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and reactions. Online sessions can use this approach to identify patterns that show up in today’s relationships and to practice new ways of connecting. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience and pace, giving people space to tell their story and choose what feels most helpful in each session. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) gives concrete tools to change thinking and behavior, which can be practiced between sessions to reduce anxiety or depression.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Jessica works with each person to decide which strategies fit their goals and preferences. She explains options, tries techniques, and adjusts the plan based on what is most useful for the client.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, journaling between sessions, or checking in on progress. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work from different locations.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Jessica commonly address?
She supports people dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, parenting strain, grief, relationship and intimacy problems, ADHD, and work-related stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and collaborative, combining listening with practical exercises. Sessions focus on small, usable changes rather than clinical language.
What is her professional background?
Jessica has 17 years of clinical experience working with individuals on emotional and interpersonal challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California and Texas and practices from Texas.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats does she offer?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How are sessions billed and what does cost depend on?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Jessica?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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