Counseling & Psychotherapy for Adults

New Clients

Luis G. Cruz-Ortega, PhD
Counseling Psychologist 

Services:

• Individual Counseling for Adults (English, Spanish)
• Telepsychology (Telehealth Therapy)
• Clinical Supervision for Counselors & Psychologists
• Training and Consultation for Organizations

Specialty Areas:

• Depression
• Anxiety disorders
• Grief and loss
• Interpersonal difficulties
• Stress management
• University mental health (faculty, staff, students)
• Career planning and development
• Life transitions (e.g., starting / transferring college, new baby, divorce)
• Crises of meaning (e.g., conflicts with values or spiritual beliefs, lack of direction or meaning)
• Human diversity (e.g., acculturation stress, oppression / prejudice, LGBTQ issues)
• Personal growth and wellness

Note:
(1) While Dr. Cruz-Ortega may meet with spouses/partners and other family members as part of an individual's counseling process, he does not provide couple's or family counseling. If needed, he will provide a referral for a marriage and family therapist.
(2) Dr. Cruz-Ortega will provide a referral to another specialist when substance use disorders are contributing to significant impairment.
(3) Dr. Cruz-Ortega does not offer forensic services, including but not limited to child custody dispute assessments, worker's compensation assessment, forensic assessment (e.g., legal disputes, contentious divorce), or court ordered treatment. Please, contact Dr. Cruz-Ortega for additional questions.

​Vanessa Vargas, MS, MA, LPCC
Professional Clinical Counselor

Services:

• ​Individual Counseling for Adults (English, Spanish)
• Couples Counseling
• Telehealth Therapy
• Life Coaching

​Specialty Areas:

• Acculturation stress
• Anxiety disorders
• Career planning and development
• University mental health (faculty, staff, students)
• Depression
• Ethnic / racial identity development
• Grief and loss
• LGBTQ+ related issues
• Life transitions
• Relationships & family conflicts
• Self-Esteem
• Spirituality
• Trauma and PTSD
• Stress management
• Women's issues

We each have in our hearts a wellspring 
from which waters of life want to flow
​so that we may come alive in every cell of our being
with new life, with presence, joy, courage, beauty, genuineness
and, in our fruition, being of service to others; to life itself.
- C. Michael Smith, PhD

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