Embody Health Psychology
Meet our team
Dr. Mariah Streeter
Founder & CEO | Clinical Health Psychologist
Dr. Mariah founded Embody Health Psychology to give adults living with chronic illness, digestive symptoms, or trauma access to therapy that considers how physical symptoms affect their emotions, relationships, and sense of self. As founder and CEO, she builds a team of providers with expertise in these areas.
Meet Dr. Mariah
Dr. Katherine Ortega
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) · Doctorate in Social Work
Dr. Katherine provides trauma-informed therapy for adults navigating chronic health conditions. She helps clients explore how ongoing symptoms can affect their emotions, relationships, and sense of self.
Meet Dr. KatherineDr. Mariah Streeter
Founder & CEO | Clinical Health Psychologist · Florida license PY10317
Professional background
Dr. Mariah is the founder and CEO of Embody Health Psychology. She has more than a decade of experience working at the intersection of emotional and physical health. In integrated medical settings, she helped build behavioral health teams that worked alongside physicians. Her clinical work spans psychotherapy and independent psychological evaluations, with a focus on how health conditions shape daily life.
Credentials
- Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
- Florida-licensed clinical psychologist (PY10317)
- PSYPACT APIT Mobility No. 15281
- Specialty in clinical health psychology
Dr. Mariah is a clinical health psychologist and the founder and CEO of Embody Health Psychology.
- Clinical health psychology
- Chronic health conditions
- Independent psychological evaluations
Her own experience living with chronic illness shapes how she understands the work it takes to get through an ordinary day. Over more than a decade in clinical health psychology, she has worked alongside physicians and helped build behavioral health teams in medical settings.
What it’s like to work with her
Dr. Mariah brings warmth and curiosity to conversations about things that can be hard to put into words. She takes time to understand what you’ve lived through and how it shapes what you feel in your body, how you see yourself, and how you relate to others. She draws on somatic, emotion-focused, and relational approaches to help you recognize patterns that may have been hard to see on your own. Her hope is that you come away understanding yourself more deeply and feeling seen in ways you may not have experienced before.
Independent psychological evaluations
In independent psychological evaluations, Dr. Mariah asks how symptoms affect everyday tasks, work, relationships, and quality of life. Depending on the referral question, she draws on clinical interviews, available records, and objective testing to help clarify what’s happening and how it affects daily functioning.
Her role as founder and CEO
Dr. Mariah leads the practice and is building a team that understands how chronic health conditions, digestive symptoms, and trauma can shape how people feel in their bodies and how they relate to others.
Request an evaluationDr. Katherine Ortega
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) · Doctorate in Social Work
Professional background
Dr. Katherine is a licensed clinical social worker with a doctorate in social work. She has worked in integrated medical settings, including a VA hospital. She provides trauma-informed psychotherapy for adults living with chronic health conditions. Her work explores how past experiences, relationships, and the day-to-day demands of managing symptoms can affect how you feel and how you see yourself.
Credentials
- Doctor of Social Work (DSW)
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Living with a chronic health condition can change how you see yourself, how you relate to others, and what feels manageable day to day.
- Chronic health conditions
- Trauma-informed therapy
- Life transitions
Dr. Katherine helps adults make sense of how physical symptoms, past experiences, and relationships shape what they’re feeling now. Her work can help you recognize patterns that once helped you get through difficult experiences and explore how they show up today.
What it’s like to work with her
Dr. Katherine takes time to build trust and works at a pace that feels right for you. Together, you can talk through what feels hardest right now and make room for feelings that may have been pushed aside while managing your health.
Our Team
Dr. Katherine Ortega, DSW, LCSW
Licensed Therapist
Dr. Ortega specializes in trauma-informed care, depression, and intimate partner violence. She also provides clinical supervision to social work interns.
Her approach is compassionate and collaborative. She offers clients space to slow down, feel supported, and better understand themselves and the experiences shaping their lives. Dr. Ortega works at each person’s pace, helping them build insight and practical tools for meaningful change. For her, healing begins with safety and connection.
Session Fees
Initial session: $275
Individual session: $225