Rafael J. Cortina, MFT

Rafael J. Cortina, MFT is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (License MFC #48209) in the state of California. As a bilingual (English-Spanish) therapist he has worked in Mexico and the United States. He has over 12 years of experience working with individuals, couples, families and groups. He has a Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology anda Masters in Business Administration with an Emphasis in Marketing from National University in San Diego, and he is a Certified Gestalt Therapist and a Certified Gestalt Couples Therapist.

He has experience working with Mood Disorders (Depression and Bipolar), Anxiety Disorders, Addiction, Grief and Loss issues, Dual Diagnosis(Substance abuse and a mental health disorder), Trauma work, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender issues, HIV/AIDS Counseling, Dream work, Couples therapy and Gestalt oriented psychotherapy. He is currently employed as an MFT at Sharp Mesa Vista Outpatient Dual Diagnosis Program, and a faculty member at the University of Phoenix, San Diego Campus.

He is a former Lead Faculty member at the Humanistic Institute of Gestalt Psychotherapy in Tijuana, Mexico. He has worked as a Staff Counselor at the LGBT Center, as a Bereavement Counselor at San Diego Hospice, and as a Lead Clinical Psychiatric Social Worker at Bayview Behavioral Health Campus. As well as presenter and facilitator of several workshops in international conferences and events in Mexico and the United States.

• Gestalt Therapy
• Client-Centered Therapy
• Marriage and Family Therapy
• Gestalt Couples Therapy
• Groups
• Domestic Violence
• Grief and Loss

• Mood Disorders (Depression, Bipolar)
• Anxiety Disorders (Generalized anxiety, OCD)
• Eating Disorders
• Dual Diagnosis/Addiction
• Trauma work/PTSD
• Dream work
• LGBT issues
• HIV/AIDS Counseling
• Grief and Loss issues
• Couples therapy
• Family Therapy
• Parenting Issues
• Group Therapy
• Drum Therapy
• Gestalt Oriented Psychotherapy

Rafael J. Cortina, MFT, MBA