Jenny Ortega

Jenny Ortega is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Florida with four years of clinical experience. She speaks English and Spanish and focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life changes including questions about purpose. Jenny helps people who are navigating trauma, parenting strain, relationship problems, and identity concerns such as LGBT issues.

She uses practical, talk-based methods that help people understand what they're feeling and try new ways of coping. That can include straightforward cognitive behavioral work to challenge unhelpful thoughts, DBT skills for emotion regulation, and client-centered listening that keeps the person's priorities in view. Sessions typically include skill practice, problem-solving, and chance to reflect on next steps.

Her background includes a Master of Social Work from Saint Leo University with an advanced clinical concentration. She has experience supporting older adults, people on the autism spectrum, survivors of physical and sexual abuse, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. She also works with concerns tied to parenting, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and blended-family issues.

Jenny draws on a mix of approaches rather than a single method. She integrates elements of solution-focused work and motivational interviewing when helpful, alongside trauma-informed techniques for people affected by abuse. The aim is practical - identify small changes that make daily life easier.

She offers sessions in both English and Spanish and uses methods intended to build skills for sleeping, coping with overwhelm, and managing mood symptoms. Before booking, confirm current session formats and scheduling details.

How Jenny's approaches translate to online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters most to the person. Online sessions using this approach give space to describe concerns and prioritize the next practical steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches concrete exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. In video or talk sessions this usually means setting targets, practicing new responses, and reviewing results between meetings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. Online work can include short skills coaching, emotion regulation techniques, and role-play of communication strategies.

Finding the best therapeutic approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, current stresses, and what methods seem most useful. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan based on what helps in everyday life.

Confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare, and daily routines. They also allow shorter check-ins when needed, and choices that reduce travel time or the need to be on camera for a whole appointment. Consider which practical setup suits routine and comfort, and discuss that when scheduling.