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Catalina Ortiz

Compassionate, pragmatic therapy for life transitions

LMHC Florida

Experience
12 years in practice
Focus areas
Relationship, Family, Parenting
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy
Languages
English, Spanish
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About Catalina

Catalina Ortiz is an LMHC who draws on cognitive behavioral techniques alongside mindfulness and narrative approaches to help people navigate emotional and relational challenges.

Background and approach

With 12 years of professional experience, she combines practical skill-building with attention to personal stories and present-moment awareness to address concerns such as anxiety, depression, grief, stress, and self-esteem. Her practice also attends to relationship and family dynamics, parenting questions, blended family issues, communication problems, body image, caregiver stress, and LGBTQ-related concerns.

Catalina frames difficult life events as opportunities for growth and works from a collaborative, nonjudgmental stance. She emphasizes that each person brings expertise about their own life and focuses on tailoring interventions to what best fits an individual's needs and goals.

Fluent in English and Spanish, she offers services from Florida and accepts international clients, using a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time. Prospective clients begin by selecting Start Therapy and completing a short matching questionnaire before scheduling according to her availability.

Practical approaches and online care

Many clients find Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helpful for identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and developing concrete strategies to reduce anxiety, manage stress, and address depressive symptoms. Mindfulness Therapy emphasizes present-moment awareness and simple attention practices that can reduce reactivity and support emotional regulation in daily life. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and relationships, helping to reframe experiences and open up new possibilities for meaning and action.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and life circumstances to decide which combination of CBT, mindfulness, narrative, or solution-focused techniques best fits each client. This partnership allows methods to be adapted over time as needs evolve and progress is reviewed together.

Online sessions make it possible to access these approaches through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for people with busy schedules or those living outside the therapist's immediate area. These formats support continuity of care and allow therapists to share practical tools, coping strategies, and brief exercises between meetings to reinforce progress.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Catalina works with people facing relationship and family difficulties, parenting challenges, self-esteem and body image issues, coping with life changes, stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and LGBT-related concerns.
What therapeutic style does she use?
Her work is CBT-informed and also incorporates mindfulness, narrative, and solution-focused techniques to combine skills training, awareness practices, and story-based exploration.
How long has she practiced clinically?
She has 12 years of experience providing counseling and psychotherapy in clinic and independent practice settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with the credential LMHC and license number FL LMHC MH14381.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Yes, she provides services in both English and Spanish and is able to work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients may meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and scheduling.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTGriefDepression

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problems

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English, Spanish