Catalina Ortiz, LMHC

Catalina Ortiz is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who centers her work on practical, solution-focused support. She blends clear skills with a calm, direct approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and parenting challenges.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients spot unhelpful thinking patterns and develop healthier routines. Mindfulness techniques are used to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Narrative and solution-focused tools help people reframe stories about themselves and find immediate steps forward.

Over 12 years of practice, she has worked in clinics and private settings with a wide range of life concerns, including grief, depression, body image, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and communication problems. Her experience includes supporting culturally diverse people in varied environments.

Catalina emphasizes a collaborative, non-judgmental relationship. She treats each person as the expert on their life and helps them find strategies that fit their daily reality. Sessions focus on practical skills you can use right away, together with space to understand what matters most to you.

She offers therapy in English and Spanish and works with people on issues related to LGBT identity, self-esteem, life transitions, and coping. Her approach aims to help people regain a sense of control and move toward the goals they set for themselves.

How CBT and Mindfulness Work Online

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify thoughts and habits that keep problems going and replaces them with practical alternatives. Online sessions can include exercises, thought records, and behavioral experiments that clients try between meetings to see what changes.

Mindfulness Therapy focuses on present-moment awareness and simple attention exercises to reduce reactivity and stress. Guided mindfulness practices can be led over video or adapted to short audio or text prompts for messaging check-ins.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Catalina will discuss goals, preferences, and daily routines to decide which tools fit best. This collaborative process helps tailor methods like CBT or mindfulness to each person's situation rather than applying a one-size-fits-all plan.

Online formats offer flexibility for different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and screen-sharing for worksheets, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or you prefer no camera, and live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins and homework between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep steady progress over time.