Ortega Counseling Center

We have over 20 years combined experience of commitment to injured workers, presenting them with the finest vocational counseling for both Spanish and English speaking clients. This experience allows us to provide excellent services by adding a dimension of understanding in this sometimes confusing vocational rehabilitation process. Vocational counseling is an integral part of the injured worker’s path to a successful new career and a better future. AS VOCATIONAL RETURN-TO-WORK COUNSELORS, WE CAN PROVIDE MANY VALUABLE SERVICES TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR RETRAINING, INCLUDING: 1. CAREER COUNSELING in a one-on-one situation. You will benefit from the support, experience, and wisdom of a qualified rehabilitation counselor as you face change and uncertainty upon returning to the world of work. 2. ASSESSMENT testing to help you select an occupation that will be appropriate for your skills and physical challenges. 3. CAREER DECISION-MAKING and PLANNING. You will use your best talents, while accommodating your present reality, to set the career plan that you need into motion. 4. REFERRAL to training facilities which are Accredited, Stable and Reputable. Let us simplify the process for you and guide you to a new career path that is right for you. “After working 17 years as a workers’ compensation legal secretary, I became an injured worker. The desk I was using was set up for someone much smaller than me and over the years I developed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Cubital Tunnel Syndrome along with problems with my neck. The doctors told me I could no longer do the same job. After the initial shock and fear, I chose to continue my education in the field of psychology. Today, I am an Educational Psychologist specializing in vocational training for injured workers... A Job I LOVE!” - Hazel Ortega, M.Ed PSY SJDB Counselor