About
- Relationship communication
- Parenting support
- CBT and Gottman
About Laura
Dr. Laura R Ortega is a Florida licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 14 years of clinical experience. She works with adults around relationship strain, parenting concerns, family conflict, and depression. She offers services in English and Spanish and accepts international clients.
Her work focuses on practical conversations about what is happening at home. She helps people talk through communication problems, blended family challenges, and the stresses that come with caregiving. She also addresses issues such as infertility stress, postpartum mood changes, gender dysphoria concerns, and problems tied to separation or divorce.
Sessions use straightforward methods to identify patterns that cause repeated conflict. Techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral approaches help people notice how thoughts affect feelings and actions. Solution-focused ideas are used to set concrete, short-term goals that fit a busy family life.
She draws on relationship work influenced by the Gottman Method to examine interactions between partners. Motivational interviewing and narrative therapy are tools she uses to clarify values and reshape unhelpful stories people tell about themselves and their relationships.
People who come to her often want clear communication strategies, assistance managing caregiving stress, or help unpacking conflict tied to parenting and family roles. The initial steps involve a brief questionnaire and scheduling a first session so goals can be identified and a plan agreed.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Dr. Ortega uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change thought patterns that increase stress or conflict. CBT can help with depression, social anxiety, and day-to-day parenting worries by focusing on clear, testable changes in thinking and behavior.She also uses elements of the Gottman Method to look at partner interactions and communication habits. This approach breaks down common interaction patterns and suggests concrete skills for reducing arguments and improving problem solving.
Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try approaches that fit those aims. Adjustments are made as work progresses so sessions stay practical and goal oriented.
The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time so people can use brief breaks from work or childcare for a session.
Areas of focus
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Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She focuses on relationship strain, parenting and family conflict, and depression. Additional areas include postpartum mood changes, infertility stress, and blended family issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, conversation-based work that draws on cognitive behavioral ideas and solution-focused techniques. Relationship work influenced by the Gottman Method is included when relevant.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 14 years of professional experience working with adults on family and relationship concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in Florida and practices with that credential.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she does accept international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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