About Carlos
Dr. Carlos D. Ortiz is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in New York.
He brings 15 years of professional experience to his work and combines clinical knowledge with life experience. He communicates in English and Spanish and offers a direct, practical style for people managing heavy stress. He also provides Bible-based pastoral counseling for those who prefer that approach.
He focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, depression, and ADHD.
Background and approach
He has additional experience with adoption and foster care issues, first responder concerns, fatherhood challenges, infidelity, and a range of personality and mood-related difficulties. Sessions aim to be straightforward and goal-oriented, with room to talk through the things that matter most to each person.
Carlos uses several evidence-informed methods in his work, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based approaches, and EMDR when appropriate. He adapts these methods to each person's situation rather than following a single script. The result is practical tools and clearer steps for coping day to day.
People who find his approach helpful tend to want honest feedback and practical strategies. He meets people where they are and helps them identify small changes that make a real difference. His background as a Marine Corps veteran and a father shapes how he listens to stories about work, duty, and family.
To begin someone completes the short intake questionnaire and schedules sessions through the Start Therapy flow. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can find a format that fits their life.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name what matters most and take steps toward that life, even when unpleasant feelings show up. ACT offers simple exercises to build values-based habits and reduce the power of unhelpful thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions, and teaches practical skills to change patterns that increase anxiety or low mood. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) addresses distress tied to traumatic memories by using structured processing techniques to reduce emotional charge.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. He adjusts techniques over time and checks in to make sure the plan feels helpful and manageable.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversational work and for practicing skills together. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat or text messaging can support quick touches, ongoing check-ins, or people who prefer typing over speaking. These formats help make regular appointments easier to fit into a busy life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- 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