About Devon
Devon Doan Ortiz is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California with 26 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress and anxiety and who are coping with anger or depression. She aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and respectful of each person's pace.
Devon creates a calm, nonjudgmental space for people to talk through hard topics.
Background and approach
She listens for what is most pressing, then helps set small goals that feel realistic. Conversations cover current stress, past hurts, and ways to handle strong emotions in day-to-day life. Her work includes support around trauma and abuse, and practical strategies for anger management.
She also helps with family-related strain, communication problems, caregiver stress, and feelings of isolation or shame. Sessions aim to help people notice patterns and try different ways of responding. Devon uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts sessions to each person's needs.
She encourages gentle progress and focuses on skills people can use between meetings. The tone in sessions is direct, compassionate, and focused on problem-solving. People come to her looking for relief from mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and persistent guilt or low self-worth.
She guides clients toward clearer thinking and steadier behavior. Starting therapy is framed as a step-by-step process, with the client's priorities leading the way.
Online approaches that ease stress and build coping skills
Devon uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage anxiety and stress. One common approach teaches skills for managing strong emotions and changing behaviors step by step; it focuses on practicing new responses to upsetting situations. Another approach looks at how past hurts affect current feelings and relationships, helping people process difficult memories and reduce their ongoing impact.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Devon listens to each person's story, discusses options, and tailors methods to match goals and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts strategies based on how well they are working for the client.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people have a conversation much like an in-person session. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, ongoing reflection, and quick skill reminders between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 26 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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