Rosa Ogas, LCSW

Rosa Ogas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 17 years of experience supporting individuals and families across a range of social work settings. She brings bicultural perspective and fluency in Spanish to her practice, working comfortably with multicultural communities and clients of all ages.

Her approach is strength based and client centered, focusing on practical tools that help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family challenges, parenting concerns, addictions, trauma and abuse, and self esteem issues. She integrates evidence informed methods including cognitive behavioral therapy, client centered therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, trauma focused interventions, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing to tailor treatment to each person’s needs.

Rosa has particular experience addressing acculturation and acculturation guilt, family systems dynamics, and care concerns that arise from adoption, foster care, caregiving, chronic illness, and end of life situations. She collaborates with clients to identify goals and build coping skills for impulse control, self injurious behaviors, ADHD, anger, and other presenting problems.

Based in California, Rosa combines clinical training with practical intervention skills as an LCSW to help clients develop resilience and navigate life transitions. She provides services in English and Spanish and accepts international clients.

Therapeutic approaches and accessible online care

Client Centered Therapy emphasizes the individual’s perspective and personal strengths. In this approach the therapist offers empathic support and collaborated goal setting to help people improve self esteem, relationships, parenting skills, and overall coping with life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and reshaping unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used to address anxiety, depression, stress, and patterns that contribute to addictions or difficulty managing everyday responsibilities.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. It can be especially helpful for managing strong emotions, impulsivity, and self injurious behaviors.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Rosa works collaboratively with clients to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule appointments around work, family, or caregiving responsibilities, and allow clients to maintain continuity of care even when life circumstances change. Licensed professionals can adapt these formats to provide focused, goal oriented treatment tailored to each person.