Jesse Ortega

Jesse completed his master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling and is passionate about walking with clients towards healing and restoration in their life using individualized experiential and creative approaches.

Jesse is originally from Texas but has lived in Alaska and Costa Rica before he moved to Colorado. He enjoys listening to music, reading, drinking coffee, and visiting just about every mountain town in Colorado with his wife, daughter, and australian shepherd.

Jesse works with clients who are facing Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Trauma, Self Esteem / Identity Issues, Life Transitions, Spirituality and Existential Questions, Relationship / Attachment Issues, Sexual Behavior Issues / Sexuality, Men’s Issues, and Career choices.

In terms of therapeutic approaches, I utilizes a range of techniques and modalities that have shown to be effective in treating a wide variety of mental health concerns. Examples include the treatment preferences listed below which are used to cultivate healing, self-awareness, self-compassion, and restoration.

• AEDP
• Attachment-based
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
• Emotionally Focused
• Existential
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)
• Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
• Narrative
• Play Therapy
• Psychodynamic
• Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
• Relational
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
• Somatic
• Trauma Focused

Firstly, I’m honored that you are taking the courageous step in pursuing healing and restoration through counseling. I believe that no one understands you better than yourself, thus I am passionate about collaborating with individuals and helping them understand and overcome the struggles that come with life as they move toward a story of healing and redemption.

For our first session and onward; my goal is to walk alongside you, hear your lived experience through your personal story, and collaboratively talk through resolutions, alleviation, and healthy management of the concerns, feelings, and thoughts that you bring to the counseling relationship.