Claudia Ortega , LCSW, CSW

Claudia Ortega is a bilingual therapist based in Colorado with more than 20 years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma, abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. She has additional experience addressing compassion fatigue and works with a range of challenges that include attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, domestic violence, immigration-related difficulties, first responder issues, multicultural matters, post-traumatic stress, and sexual assault and abuse. Claudia brings a strengths-focused outlook and believes that each person is the expert in their own story, with existing resources that can help them reach their goals.

She practices as a licensed professional holding the credentials LCSW and CSW - LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker and CSW refers to a certified social work credential. Claudia blends evidence-informed methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered and mindfulness approaches, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic ideas to tailor care to individual needs.

Beginning therapy can take courage, and Claudia honors that step. She aims to create a respectful, empathic environment that helps clients identify goals, build resilience, and move toward meaningful change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Claudia Ortega integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify their values, accept difficult thoughts and feelings, and commit to meaningful actions - a useful approach for anxiety, stress, and trauma-related avoidance. She also draws on client-centered therapy, offering an empathic, nonjudgmental stance that prioritizes the client's own perspective and strengths, which can be especially helpful for improving self-esteem and healing from relational wounds. Mindfulness therapy is used to teach present-moment awareness and stress-reduction skills that support emotional regulation and coping with intrusive memories or overwhelming feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative process. Claudia works with each person to explore which methods fit their goals, preferences, and cultural background, adjusting strategies over time so therapy remains practical and relevant.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - offer flexibility for people with busy schedules, mobility limits, or those who live far from in-person services. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home or while traveling, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable.