Rosa Salja-Mota

Rosa Salja-Mota is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 15 years of experience. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to meet people where they are emotionally. Her style is direct and personal, focusing on helping clients handle stress, anxiety, depression, and changes in life. Rosa uses a client-centered approach that puts the person's needs first. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and elements of dialectical behavior and mindfulness to help people learn practical coping skills. Sessions emphasize listening, compassion, and small steps toward goals. She has worked with people experiencing grief, anger, relationship strain, LGBT concerns, and issues tied to end-of-life care and seasonal affective disorder. Rosa helps clients build self-esteem and practical routines that reduce worry and overwhelm. Her background in hospice and end-of-life counseling informs how she approaches loss and major transitions. In sessions she focuses on clear, achievable tools - for example, thought tracking from CBT and present-moment practices from mindfulness. She aims to create calm space for problem solving and to support clients as they try new strategies between appointments. If someone is thinking about therapy, Rosa asks them to reflect on what matters most right now. She invites a collaborative process where goals are set together and adjusted over time.

How Rosa’s Approaches Translate to Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and meeting a person where they are. That means the therapist follows what matters most to the client and shapes sessions around their emotional state and goals. This approach helps when life changes feel overwhelming or when someone needs support coping with loss.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers clear, practical tools to notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress because it breaks problems into manageable steps and teaches skills that can be practiced between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rosa will collaborate with each person to decide whether client-centered listening, CBT techniques, or elements of DBT and mindfulness fit best. The choice is based on the person’s goals, preferences, and how they respond in early sessions.

The biography does not specify which online or in-person formats are offered, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, avoid travel, or have shorter check-ins around work or caregiving. Licensed professionals can use live video or other supported methods to teach CBT exercises, guide mindfulness practice, and help track progress over time.