Rosa Ogas , LCSW

Rosa Ogas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 17 years of experience working across diverse social work settings. She brings a bilingual and bicultural perspective to her practice and speaks fluent Spanish, which informs her work with multicultural communities and families navigating acculturation and related stresses.

Rosa has worked with clients of all ages, providing behavioral interventions, facilitating problem resolution, and addressing family systems concerns. Her background includes supporting people with anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, self-injurious behaviors, parenting challenges, and impulse control difficulties. She applies a strengths-based approach, helping clients identify existing resources and build practical tools to manage the issues that bring them to therapy.

Her clinical methods include client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma-focused techniques, dialectical behavior therapy, and mindfulness-based interventions. Rosa focuses on collaborative work with clients to tailor strategies that fit each person’s needs and goals. Licensed in California as an LCSW (CA LCSW 88878), she combines clinical training and lived cultural understanding to support recovery, coping, and healthier relationships.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Rosa frequently integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy into her online practice. Client-centered therapy focuses on creating an accepting, nonjudgmental space where the therapist follows the client’s lead and helps them explore feelings and values - it is useful for building self-awareness, self-esteem, and stronger relationships. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) involves identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; it is often used to address anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching concrete coping skills and problem-solving strategies.

She also uses dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills when clients need help with emotion regulation, impulse control, and distress tolerance. DBT offers practical tools for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process - Rosa works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy with Rosa is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals from various locations and to continue treatment consistently as life circumstances change.