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 life challenges. She practices in California and brings a bicultural perspective to her work, offering therapy in both English and Spanish. Her background includes extensive work in multicultural settings and with clients of all ages, giving her particular insight into acculturation, acculturation guilt, and family systems dynamics.

Rosa draws on evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, client-centered approaches, dialectical behavior strategies, trauma-focused interventions, and mindfulness practices to tailor care to each person. She uses behavioral interventions when helpful and emphasizes a strengths-based approach that helps clients develop practical tools for coping with anxiety, depression, impulse control concerns, grief, trauma, parenting challenges, and self-injurious behaviors. Her practice also addresses issues related to addictions, relationship and family difficulties, LGBT concerns, career stress, and caregiver fatigue.

Fluent in Spanish and experienced with diverse communities, Rosa focuses on collaborative, culturally aware care that honors each client’s background and goals. As an LCSW she combines clinical training with real-world social work experience to help people build skills, manage distress, and navigate significant life transitions.

Approaches for Online Therapy and Emotional Skills

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. In online sessions, CBT is used to address anxiety, depression, and stress by building practical skills for coping and problem solving.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) focuses on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Delivered remotely, DBT techniques can help clients manage intense emotions, reduce impulsive behaviors, and improve relationships.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and gentle acceptance of experience. Used alongside other approaches, mindfulness practices support stress reduction, improved attention, and better responses to difficult thoughts and feelings.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process - Rosa works with clients to explore goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then adapts techniques to fit each person.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers flexibility in how sessions happen - through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit care into busy schedules, to access therapists from different locations, and to maintain continuity of support during life transitions.