About Carlos
Dr. Carlos D. Ortiz is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in New York with over 15 years of experience.
He holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology and brings a broad clinical background to his work. He speaks English and Spanish and combines clinical knowledge with life experience in his approach. He focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, depression, and ADHD.
He also works with concerns such as adoption and foster care, addiction-related personalities, autism and Asperger Syndrome, and issues like codependency and infidelity.
Background and approach
He aims to make complex problems easier to talk about. Sessions are straightforward and goal-oriented. He draws on methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based work, client-centered listening, and EMDR when appropriate.
He explains tools plainly and practices in a way that parents can follow and use at home. Dr. Ortiz describes his clinical stance as warm and nonjudgmental.
He emphasizes honest conversation, steady support, and practical coping skills. He also offers Bible-based pastoral counseling for people who want faith-informed guidance. People can expect a mix of listening and active direction.
He helps identify patterns, try small changes, and track progress in weekly steps. The focus is on workable strategies that fit daily life and family routines.
Using common therapies in online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to meaningful actions. It helps when worry or avoidance keeps someone from living the life they want. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an approach used to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories by processing them in a structured way with support from a therapist.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review concerns, goals, and preferences to recommend a path forward. Clients and the therapist regularly check in and adjust methods so the treatment fits the person's needs and pace.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone appointments, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video lets the therapist and client use visual cues and do longer sessions. Phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Messaging and live chat are useful for brief updates, homework check-ins, or when shorter, more frequent contact helps maintain momentum.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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