Works with
How Rosa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Florida, Arizona
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Rosa
Rosa Salja-Mota is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 15 years of experience. She offers a calm, client-centered approach and speaks both English and Spanish. Her work often focuses on stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and relationship concerns.
Rosa meets people where they are and listens carefully before suggesting next steps. She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to help identify patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to distress.
Background and approach
Mindfulness strategies and elements of dialectical behavior therapy are included when they fit the person’s goals. She has supported people coping with grief, seasonal mood changes, and the strain of big life transitions. Rosa also has experience with hospice and end-of-life counseling and understands the emotional complexity those situations bring.
Sessions aim to build skills for managing strong feelings like anger and for finding steadier daily routines. Rosa favors clear, down-to-earth guidance. Conversations focus on what is happening now, what can be changed, and small steps to try between sessions.
She encourages clients to practice new skills and to reflect on what works for them. Her bilingual ability is helpful for Spanish-speaking clients who prefer to talk in that language. Rosa uses a collaborative style so people feel part of the plan.
She frames therapy as a shared effort toward realistic 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
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Approaches Rosa lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness 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 therapeutic approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. Online sessions using this approach let the therapist follow the client's lead, name what matters most, and build goals together. This is helpful for people who want empathy and a collaborative plan.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect feelings. In video or phone sessions CBT can be used to teach practical skills like spotting unhelpful thinking, testing beliefs, and trying small behavioral experiments between meetings. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and stress management.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend which methods to try first. That decision is made together and can be adjusted over time.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging can be helpful for ongoing short exchanges, skill reminders, or when someone prefers written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep practicing skills between sessions.
Questions people ask about Rosa
What concerns does Rosa help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, anger, grief, relationship concerns, LGBT issues, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on hospice and end-of-life counseling and seasonal affective disorder.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She listens first, then offers tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to address specific problems.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Rosa has 15 years of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist. That experience includes work with grief, end-of-life issues, and mood-related concerns.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Florida with credentials listed as LMFT in Florida and Arizona. Sessions are offered from her Florida practice.
Can sessions be conducted in Spanish?
Yes. Sessions are offered in both English and Spanish, and she also accepts international clients who prefer those languages.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.