Couples Therapy
With Jordan Ortiz, LMFT
Relational therapy is the foundation of my training, and couples work is the heart of my practice. About 70% of my clients are couples, and they’re who I love working with most.
Are you wondering how much longer you can keep doing things this way?
Are you both trying to communicate, but somehow ending up in the same fight?
Outside stress or major life changes put pressure on relationships, and clients often want their partner to hear them, but instead, both people dig in.
Couples tell me the problem is communication. I’ve found it’s almost always deeper.
Clients Come To Me When
These are some of the patterns and problems couples bring to me:
Living like roommates
Losing intimacy
Difficulty communicating
Facing major life changes
Not being heard
Giving up on trying
Don’t know how to change
Struggling to reconnect
Couples Therapy With Me
We slow things down in the room so you see, in real time, what you’re trying to say and what your partner thinks you’re not hearing.
A dynamic takes two people, and I hold both partners accountable. It’s never about deciding that the other person needs to change. Together, we look at why you’ve found yourselves here, in these roles and positions, and what you can do differently.
We’ll also look at where your hurts, wounds, and patterns come from, whether they started in this relationship or before it. Then we interrupt the patterns that aren’t working and create better ways to build trust.
The Approaches We’ll Use
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Helps us understand where things have gone wrong in the relationship and gives us a guide for getting things going right again or better.
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Connects the dots between past experiences and current relationship patterns so you understand why the same dynamics keep showing up.
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Focuses on what’s happening in the room instead of following the exact same therapy plan with every couple. We follow what’s happening between you in real time.
You Love Each Other, But Keep Having The Same Fight
It’s not about deciding who’s right. It’s about understanding the dynamic between you so you communicate differently and repair when things go wrong.
After Couples Therapy With Me, Clients Report:
Renewed intimacy
Hearing each other
Having healthy disagreements
Repairing after conflict
Breaking repeating cycles
Confidence in their partnership
Clarity about their future
The goal isn’t to always agree. It’s to understand what’s happening between you and know how to respond differently to disagreements when it matters.
“My favorite part of being a therapist is seeing the healing happen.”
About Jordan Ortiz
Hi, I’m Jordan Ortiz, LMFT.
I specialize in working with couples through a systemic, relational lens. That means I pay close attention to the patterns, histories, and dynamics that shape how you both show up in the relationship.
My work is grounded in the belief that everyone is doing the best that they can and can do better. People make sense in context, and meaningful change happens when we understand not just what’s happening, but why.
Before becoming a therapist, I worked in commercial construction project management and helped grow a company from 3 to 60 employees. I’ve always been an observer and a listener. In a way, reality TV was a great introduction to therapy because I was always spotting what people were trying to say to each other and why it wasn’t working.
I have a really dry sense of humor. The work will be hard, but we’ll find time to laugh too. I’m married to a tattoo artist in Feb 2020 (right before the pandemic), have a cat named Mojo Jojo and a dog named Steve, and live in Dallas.
Availability: I provide in-person therapy in Dallas, Texas, and virtual therapy via telehealth for clients throughout Texas.
Education, Credentials, and Trainings
B.A. in Linguistics and Psychology — Iowa State University
Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy — Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas
Clinical Training — Irving Family Advocacy Center
Trauma-informed counseling
Systemic and relational therapy
LMFT Associate — License #205436
Supervised by Dr. Erica Carpenter, LMFT-S
3 Steps To Get Started
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Fill out the contact form and tell me a little about what brings you in.
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We’ll talk about what’s happening and see if working together is a good fit.
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We’ll slow things down, get to know the dynamic, and start understanding what needs to change.
Ready To Be Close Again?
