About Rosa
Rosa Howard-Poston is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage anxiety, stress, depression, and related concerns. She speaks English and Spanish and draws on 25 years of experience in counseling and human services to guide clients through tough periods. Her approach is straightforward and interactive.
Sessions focus on practical steps you can try between meetings. She listens first, then helps set goals and build simple skills to meet them.
Background and approach
Rosa uses a mix of client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, emotionally-focused techniques, and motivational interviewing. That means she balances listening and support with clear strategies for thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. She adapts methods to each person’s goals and pace.
She has worked with people facing addiction, trauma, grief, relationship struggles, parenting stress, and career transitions. She also supports those coping with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, sleep problems, and compassion fatigue. Sessions emphasize real-world tools for daily life.
Rosa aims to create a calm, down-to-earth space for talking and problem solving. She helps people build coping skills, improve communication, and make choices that match their values. If someone wants practical guidance and steady support, she can help them take the next step.
Background and approach: Licensed as an LMHC in New York and an LCMHC in North Carolina, Rosa has spent many years working with diverse communities. Her style is warm and direct, and she works collaboratively to tailor techniques like CBT and mindfulness to each person’s situation.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Rosa often draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered therapy in online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical ways to shift unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, worry, sleep problems, and mood management. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship so people can find their own solutions and make clearer choices.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rosa discusses goals and preferences and then suggests methods to try. She adjusts techniques as needed, so therapy stays relevant and collaborative rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is good for in-depth conversations and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when someone prefers typing to speaking. These options give flexibility for scheduling and keeping momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- New York, North Carolina
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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