Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coaching
How Rosa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC, LCMHC
- Licensed in
- New York, North Carolina
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Rosa
Rosa Howard-Poston is a licensed mental health counselor with 25 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, depression, and issues around relationships and intimacy. She offers support for parenting strain, career changes, grief, ADHD, and trauma-related concerns.
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish from North Carolina. Her manner is down-to-earth and interactive. Rosa focuses on helping people set clear goals and learn practical skills they can use between sessions.
Background and approach
She uses a client-centered stance to listen first, then brings in tools from cognitive behavioral methods and mindfulness to shift patterns that cause distress. Rosa blends talk and exercises so sessions feel active instead of just reflective. She often helps people notice unhelpful thinking, practice new ways of responding, and track small changes that add up.
Motivational interviewing is used when someone wants support making a change, like reducing substance use or improving sleep. Clients can expect a collaborative plan that changes as needs change. Rosa explains options plainly and focuses on steps people can try right away.
Her aim is to guide, teach coping tools, and help people build routines that reduce reactivity and improve daily functioning. Rosa holds LMHC and LCMHC credentials, licensed in New York and North Carolina. She brings long experience working with diverse communities and says she values hearing each person's story before setting goals.
What Rosa works with
Everything Rosa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Rosa's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coaching
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Rosa lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How evidence-based approaches translate online
Client-Centered Therapy is about listening and following the person's lead. Rosa uses this approach to create sessions that focus on each person's priorities and to make space for their story and choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets specific thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Online, CBT can include structured exercises, tracking habits between sessions, and short practice tasks to reduce anxiety or anger responses.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and shift patterns in close relationships and strong emotions. In virtual sessions Rosa uses gentle reflection and guided conversation to help people notice patterns and try new ways of relating to themselves and others.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Rosa will talk about goals, try options, and adjust methods based on what fits the client's needs and preferences. The plan can shift as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face work and exercises that need visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework, or when someone prefers typed exchanges. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.
Questions people ask about Rosa
What concerns does Rosa commonly address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, trauma and related problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is down-to-earth and interactive. Sessions mix listening, practical skill-building, and goal setting.
What is her background and experience?
Rosa has 25 years working in mental health and human services with diverse communities and a wide range of concerns.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds the LMHC and LCMHC credentials and is licensed in New York and North Carolina, practicing from North Carolina.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats does she offer?
Rosa works with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy relationship with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.