Ricardo Ortega, LMHC

Ricardo Ortega is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York. He brings 15 years of clinical experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and self-esteem. He speaks both English and Spanish and aims to make the first step toward help feel manageable and clear.

Ricardo uses a straightforward, person-focused way of working. He adapts sessions to each person's needs and prefers to tailor the conversation and plan to what helps most. He offers support for parenting concerns, relationship strain, addiction challenges, and career stress. He also addresses issues connected to aging and geriatric concerns when they affect daily life.

Sessions combine practical skill-building with time to talk through emotion. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps when relationships and attachment patterns are a central worry. Client-Centered methods keep the session grounded in the person’s perspective.

Ricardo has worked with people facing loss, immigration stress, HIV and AIDS related concerns, first responder stress, and the effects of prejudice and discrimination. He also supports people dealing with end-of-life and hospice questions, and those navigating non-monogamous relationships.

He works with each person to set clear, realistic goals and checks progress along the way. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to his availability.

How Ricardo's approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the person sets the pace and goals; online sessions can preserve that same respectful, person-led tone. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) works by identifying patterns of thought and practicing new behaviors, and it often uses worksheets and short exercises that transfer well to remote sessions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people understand and shift emotional responses in close relationships, which can be discussed and practiced in regular appointments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ricardo will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. He checks in about what feels helpful and adjusts the plan as progress continues.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow more frequent brief check-ins when needed. It also allows for written exercises and screen-shared worksheets during the session, which can support skill practice between meetings. Ask about available session types when you schedule so arrangements match your daily routine and technical needs.