Therapist profile
Claudia Ortega, LCSW, CSW
Colorado
LCSW bilingual therapist - stress and trauma
Continue with ClaudiaWhere Claudia stands
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- License
- LCSW, Colorado / CSW.09924566
- NPI
- 1245764653
- Experience
- 20 years
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Location
- Colorado
About
- ACT
- Mindfulness
- Client-centered
About Claudia
Claudia Ortega is a Colorado licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of practice as a bilingual therapist. She works in English and Spanish and focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and compassion fatigue.
Claudia frames clients as the experts on their own stories and looks for strengths to build on. She listens for what matters most and helps people set manageable goals. Sessions are conversational and practical rather than filled with jargon.
Her background includes long-term clinical work with trauma, post-traumatic stress, sexual assault and abuse, and domestic violence. Claudia also brings experience addressing abandonment, attachment issues, and codependency patterns that show up as people-pleasing or trouble saying no.
She draws on several approaches to guide therapy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy can help people notice difficult feelings without being driven by them. Client-Centered Therapy keeps the person’s perspective central in deciding where to go next. Mindfulness practices are used to help with stress and focus.
Claudia has worked across multicultural and immigration-related concerns and understands how identity and context shape emotional struggles. She invites straightforward talk about what is getting in the way of daily life and supports small, concrete steps toward different patterns.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice uncomfortable thoughts and feelings without getting carried away by them. It often focuses on values and small actions that point toward a different life, which can help with anxiety, stress, and patterns like codependency.Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes the person's own perspective and choices. The therapist listens carefully and follows what matters most to the client, which can be useful when sorting out attachment or abandonment concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claudia will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, and she adjusts plans based on what proves helpful in sessions. That means trying strategies, checking how they land, and changing course if needed.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, allow a shorter check-in during a break, or make video unnecessary when bandwidth is limited. Licensed professionals often blend practical exercises, mindfulness practices, and values-based steps into virtual sessions to help people change repetitive, people-pleasing patterns.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, depression, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, domestic violence, post-traumatic stress, sexual assault and multicultural concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and strengths-based. She centers the client's perspective and uses practical exercises from approaches such as ACT, mindfulness, and client-centered therapy.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and trauma-related concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in Colorado.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.