Rosa Ogas , LCSW

Rosa Ogas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 17 years of experience working across a range of social work settings. She brings a multicultural, strengths-based perspective to therapy, guiding people of all ages through problem solving, behavioral interventions, and life transitions. Bicultural and fluent in Spanish, she has particular insight into acculturation challenges, acculturation guilt, and family systems dynamics that can affect individuals and households.

Rosa employs evidence-informed methods including cognitive behavioral techniques, client-centered principles, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness practices, and trauma-focused interventions to tailor care to each person. She has supported people facing anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, self-injurious behaviors, parenting challenges, and impulse control concerns, helping them build practical coping skills and healthier routines. Rosa also addresses issues that intersect with mental health such as addictions, grief, relationship and family problems, caregiving stress, and career-related changes.

Grounded in a collaborative, strengths-oriented approach, Rosa focuses on helping clients identify resources, develop new tools, and make meaningful changes that reduce distress and improve functioning. Her training and experience allow her to meet the needs of diverse communities while offering compassionate, skill-based support.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Care

Rosa commonly integrates client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in her practice. Client-centered therapy focuses on building a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship that helps people explore their goals and strengths; it is useful for general life stress, self-esteem, and relationship or family concerns. CBT offers practical strategies to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and difficulties with impulse control.

She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills when clients need tools for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and managing self-harm or intense reactions. DBT provides concrete practices for balancing acceptance and change, which can be helpful for those coping with trauma-related symptoms, strong emotions, or interpersonal conflicts.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Rosa works with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, then tailors techniques and priorities together so treatment feels relevant and effective. Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility - sessions can happen by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - allowing clients to fit care into their schedules and stay connected with licensed professionals from different locations.