Rolita Wielkie , LMHC

Rolita Wielkie is an LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) based in Southwestern New York who brings a strengths-focused, person-centered outlook to her work. With more than 20 years in the field, she has supported a wide range of clients across outpatient and inpatient settings, drawing on both professional experience and personal insight as a parent and grandparent. She is also a certified Group Fitness Instructor, which informs her appreciation for whole-person wellness.

Rolita emphasizes a holistic, multicultural, and integrative model of care that treats each person as an individual. She encourages clients to identify their own strengths and supports, then partners with them to set practical goals and develop steps to reach those goals. Her clinical approach blends Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to tailor interventions to each client’s needs, helping people build coping skills and shift unhelpful thinking patterns.

In practice she offers phone and live chat sessions and invites reasonable between-session check-ins as part of ongoing care. She frequently follows up on progress and encourages those taking the step to seek help, acknowledging that reaching out is a meaningful first move toward growth and change.

Approaches That Translate to Online Care

Rolita commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to guide her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a respectful, empathetic relationship that helps people explore their values and strengths and is useful for concerns like self-esteem, relationship issues, and life transitions.

CBT helps clients identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, offering practical tools for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with change. DBT emphasizes skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be especially helpful for impulsivity, intense emotions, and relationship conflict.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Rolita works with clients to determine which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences, adapting techniques over time based on what is most effective for the individual.

Online options such as phone sessions and live chat, which Rolita offers, make scheduling easier and reduce travel time, while other remote formats like video or text messaging can provide flexible ways to stay connected with licensed professionals. These formats support continuity of care, timely check-ins, and the ability to engage in therapy from familiar surroundings.