Claudia Ortega

Claudia Ortega is a bilingual licensed social worker in Colorado with over 20 years of experience. She offers a steady presence for people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, depression, and compassion fatigue. Claudia speaks English and Spanish and invites clients to take the first step toward change.

Claudia believes each person knows their story and holds strengths that help guide healing. In sessions she centers the client's experience and uses listening and gentle questioning to uncover practical next steps. She draws on mindfulness practices to help ground difficult feelings and on acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and goals.

Her work also weaves in client-centered and psychodynamic approaches when helpful, looking at how past patterns affect present choices. Motivational interviewing informs conversations about change so clients can weigh options and find what feels doable. Claudia pays attention to multicultural and immigration-related issues that shape how people cope.

Many clients come for help after trauma, abuse, or sexual assault and for post-traumatic stress concerns. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment hurts, codependency, domestic violence, and first responder stress. Claudia adapts conversations to match each person's pace and needs.

With two decades of practice as an LCSW and a CSW, she brings steady experience and practical tools. To get started, readers can follow the site process to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a match based on availability.

How mindfulness and acceptance can fit into online therapy

Claudia commonly uses Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept up in them; this approach can help with anxiety, stress, and trauma-related reactions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters most and taking small steps that match those values, which many find useful when motivation is low.

She also works from a client-centered stance, offering listening and reflection so people feel heard while they decide what to try next. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Claudia will collaborate with each person to choose strategies that fit their goals, pace, and cultural background.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and let someone connect from a quieter room rather than rearranging an entire day. Therapists can also adjust the session focus for video or phone meetings, such as prioritizing grounding exercises on video or offering a quick motivational check-in by audio. If you want to know which formats she currently offers, please confirm when you schedule.