About Adrian
Adrian Torres Ortiz is a Licensed Professional Counselor who practices in Connecticut and brings 16 years of clinical experience to his work. He focuses on everyday problems like stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, and depression. Adrian aims to make the first step feel doable and offers straightforward support for people facing life changes.
He uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts conversations to each person's needs. Sessions center on practical skills for coping, improving communication, and managing intense emotions.
Background and approach
Adrian works with issues such as body image, codependency, commitment and communication problems, and navigating blended family challenges. Adrian also helps people dealing with divorce and separation, fatherhood concerns, immigration-related stress, or feelings of isolation and loneliness. He addresses family of origin issues and domestic violence survivorship with sensitivity and care.
His approach emphasizes respect, patience, and clear goals for change. In sessions he tailors the plan to what each person brings. That can mean short-term problem-solving, practicing new ways to talk, or building daily routines that reduce anxiety.
Adrian encourages practical steps you can try between sessions to make progress. He offers services in English and Spanish and works with people who want a collaborative, direct approach. Adrian recognizes starting therapy takes courage and aims to make the process understandable and manageable from the first contact.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Adrian uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach centers on skill-building for emotion regulation and stress management - learning simple tools to lower anxiety, manage anger, and improve daily routines. Another approach emphasizes improving communication and relationship patterns by practicing new ways of speaking and setting boundaries to reduce conflict and confusion.Choosing the best approach is part of the work together. He will review your concerns, goals, and preferences and then recommend which techniques to try first. That decision is collaborative and can shift as progress is made or needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets you see nonverbal cues and practice communication skills in real time. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or when a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer flexible, shorter check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and allow continuity even when life is unpredictable.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English, Spanish