Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Rosa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Rosa
Rosa Ogas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 17 years of clinical experience. She speaks English and Spanish and brings a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions. She centers sessions on the person in front of her.
Rosa uses client-centered work to listen deeply and build on strengths. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior strategies to help people change unhelpful patterns and manage strong emotions like anger.
Background and approach
Rosa has worked across many social work settings and with multicultural communities. That background gives her experience with acculturation concerns, family systems issues, and communication problems. She has supported people dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, and complications from caregiving and chronic illness.
In practical terms, she focuses on helping people build tools they can use outside sessions. That can mean learning new coping skills, improving communication, or practicing mindfulness to reduce reactivity. She also helps people facing career changes, parenting stresses, and life transitions.
Rosa approaches therapy from a strengths-based perspective. She combines listening with specific skill-building exercises. Many clients work on impulse control, anger, and stress management while also addressing related issues like self-esteem and relationship patterns.
Rosa accepts international clients and offers sessions in English and Spanish. She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
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
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Rosa lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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 Rosa blends practical approaches with online sessions
Rosa commonly uses client-centered therapy, which means sessions start with listening and understanding each person's unique situation. This approach helps people feel heard and shapes the goals and steps they take together. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, a hands-on method that looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches tools to reduce anxiety, depression, and anger.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Rosa will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for full conversational sessions and skill practice. Phone sessions can be a simpler check-in when bandwidth or being on camera is difficult. Live chat and text are good for short check-ins, quick coaching, or working through immediate coping steps between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep working on skills no matter where someone is located.
Questions people ask about Rosa
What concerns does Rosa commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma and abuse, addictions, self-esteem, grief, career and life changes, and parenting-related strain.
What is her therapy style like?
Rosa combines client-centered listening with practical skill teaching. She uses cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior strategies plus mindfulness to help manage emotions and change patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of experience working in a variety of social work settings and with multicultural communities.
What credentials and location are listed?
Rosa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in California.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she use?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.