Catalina Ortiz, LMHC - Therapist in Florida

About Catalina

Catalina Ortiz is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage relationship and parenting challenges. She frames emotional struggles as moments for growth and focuses on skills that parents and individuals can use right away. Catalina speaks English and Spanish and practices from Florida.

She has 12 years of experience in the field. Catalina keeps sessions straightforward and action-oriented. She uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

Background and approach

She also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice what is happening in the moment without getting overwhelmed. Her work centers on common family and parenting issues such as blended family concerns and communication problems. She also supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, body image concerns, caregiver stress, and LGBT-related issues.

Sessions include practical strategies and short-term plans to address specific problems. Catalina emphasizes collaboration. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and helps them identify steps that fit their daily reality.

The focus is on clear tools and small changes that add up over time. Therapy with Catalina typically blends skill-building and reflective work. Parents and individuals leave sessions with concrete ideas to try between meetings.

The aim is steady progress toward goals that matter to the client.

Online approaches that fit family and parenting needs

Many clients find Cognitive Behavioral Therapy useful because it focuses on clear links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety and improve communication. Mindfulness Therapy helps people pause and notice feelings so they can respond rather than react, which is especially helpful during stressful parenting moments.

Choosing a therapeutic approach is a shared process. Catalina works with clients to decide which methods best match their goals, values, and daily routines. She adjusts techniques over time and checks in regularly to make sure the plan feels helpful and realistic.

Online therapy with Catalina is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules, allow for quick check-ins between meetings, and let clients use the format that feels most comfortable. The focus remains on practical skills and steady progress, no matter the delivery method.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Narrative Therapy

Looking at the story you have come to tell about yourself, and where it came from. The work is in separating the problem from your identity and finding accounts that fit you better.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Catalina work with?

Catalina focuses on relationship and parenting issues plus self-esteem, coping with life changes, stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and LGBT concerns. She also addresses blended family issues, body image, caregiver stress, and communication problems.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She uses practical, short-term techniques and reflective work. Her style blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Narrative, and Solution-Focused strategies to create tangible steps clients can try between sessions.

What is her professional background?

She has 12 years of experience working in mental health settings and independent practice. That experience informs a straightforward, skills-based approach to common family and parenting challenges.

Where is she licensed and located?

She holds a Florida LMHC license listed as FL LMHC MH14381 and practices from Florida.

In which languages are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. She also accepts international clients.

What formats are available for sessions?

Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options allow different ways to connect based on client needs.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Catalina?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Parenting issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 12 years
Licensed: Florida
Languages: English, Spanish

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