Professional Profile - Luis G. C. Ortega, LMHC - Counseling and Psychotherapy Services - Longwood, FL

Professional Profile

Luis is a Board Certified professional counselor and is licensed to practice counseling and psychotherapy in the states of Florida and Michigan. As part of his training and experience, he has worked with diverse populations presenting a wide range of developmental and clinical concerns. Luis did his pre-doctoral internship in professional psychology at The Ohio State University and has worked as a psychological specialist at The University of Central Florida Counseling Center. He is a professional member of the American Counseling Association and the Mental Health Counselors of Central Florida.

His approach to counseling is an integration of psychodynamic, humanistic, and transpersonal therapies. These psychological models emphasize depth in personal life and relationships, the construction of meaning and purpose in life, and the search for transcendence, wholeness, and transformation. He also applies cognitive-behavioral strategies to assist individuals to improve their coping skills and reduce distress.

In terms of his transpersonal and psycho-spiritual work with clients, Luis has received training in theology, pastoral care, and the psychology of religious experience at Antillean Adventist University (Mayagüez, PR) and Andrews University (Berrien Springs, MI). In addition, he receives training in experiential and transpersonal psychotherapy with C. Michael Smith, Ph.D., author of Psychotherapy and the Sacred and Jung and Shamanism in Dialogue. Dr. Smith is a Jungian psychologist, medical anthropologist, and a Certified Focusing Trainer (The Focusing Institute).