Roselyn Ortega
I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who believes therapy should feel supportive, comfortable, and collaborative. I work with adults who may be struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, relationship challenges, or major life transitions. Many of my clients are people who have spent a lot of time taking care of others and are ready to make space for themselves. My approach is warm, practical, and individualized. I want you to feel comfortable being yourself in therapy without fear of judgment. Together, we’ll explore what’s contributing to how you’re feeling while also developing realistic tools you can use in your everyday life. I have experience in both inpatient and outpatient mental health settings and specialized training in trauma-focused care. I provide therapy in both English and Spanish and enjoy working with clients from diverse backgrounds and life experiences.
Finally, Humanistic therapy is an approach that looks at how your worldview affects choices made by the client that can cause distress.
First session
During our first session, we’ll focus on getting to know each other and understanding what brought you to therapy. I’ll ask questions about what you’ve been experiencing, what’s important to you, and what you hope will be different as a result of therapy. We’ll begin identifying goals together and talk about how I can best support you. You don’t need to prepare anything or know exactly what to say. Just come as you are. My goal is for you to leave the first session feeling heard, understood, and hopeful about the work ahead.
Strengths
My greatest strength is my ability to build genuine, trusting relationships with my clients. I’m warm and supportive, but I’m also practical and straightforward when needed. I believe in meeting you where you are rather than expecting you to fit into one particular approach to therapy. I bring extensive experience working with anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, family and relationship stress, and complex life experiences. My trauma-informed background helps me create a space where difficult experiences can be explored at a pace that feels manageable. I also believe therapy should provide more than a place to talk. Together, we’ll work on practical coping skills, healthier thought patterns, boundaries, communication, and other strategies you can carry with you outside of our sessions.
Ideal clients
You may be feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, relationship challenges, or a major life transition. Perhaps you’ve spent a lot of time taking care of others and have realized that you need support too. You may feel stuck in patterns that no longer work for you or simply want to understand yourself better. You’re looking for a supportive, nonjudgmental space where you can be yourself while developing practical tools to feel more confident and in control of your life. You don’t need to have everything figured out—you just need to be willing to take the first step.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use CBT to help you understand the connection between your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Together, we’ll identify patterns that may be contributing to anxiety, depression, stress, or feeling stuck and work on developing healthier ways of responding. I incorporate practical strategies you can use between sessions so that the skills you develop in therapy become tools you can use in everyday life.
Trauma-Focused CBT
I use trauma-focused approaches to help clients understand how difficult or traumatic experiences may continue to affect their thoughts, emotions, relationships, and sense of safety. We work at a pace that feels manageable while developing coping and emotional regulation skills and addressing unhelpful beliefs connected to past experiences. My goal is to create a safe, supportive environment where trauma can be explored without making you feel pressured to share more than you're ready for.
Solution Focused Brief Treatment
I use Solution-Focused Brief Therapy to help you identify your strengths, recognize what is already working, and focus on practical steps toward the changes you want to make. Rather than focusing only on problems, we’ll explore your goals and build on skills and resources you already have. I believe small, realistic changes can create meaningful progress and help you feel more confident moving forward.
Location
Virtual sessions