Rosa Salja-Mota, LMFT

Rosa Salja-Mota is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 15 years of experience. She is bilingual in English and Spanish and approaches therapy with a client-centered focus that meets people where they are. Rosa emphasizes listening first and then working together on practical steps forward.

She often uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. Mindfulness practices and skills from dialectical behavior therapy are also part of her toolbox when they fit a person's needs. Her work commonly addresses stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief, anger, and coping with life changes.

Rosa also supports people facing issues related to relationships and LGBT concerns, and she has a specific interest in hospice and end-of-life counseling as well as seasonal affective disorder. Sessions are offered in both English and Spanish, which can help when language matters for expressing difficult feelings.

She describes therapy as a team effort where safety and nonjudgmental listening come first. In sessions she helps people set goals, try out new coping skills, and find clearer ways to manage everyday problems. Rosa encourages small, steady changes rather than quick fixes.

To begin, she asks people to reflect on what they want from therapy and be willing to try different tools. Her approach is straightforward and practical, aimed at helping clients build skills they can use between sessions.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. Online sessions let the therapist follow your lead, ask questions, and help you set goals in a conversational way that fits your life.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches concrete skills to change patterns. In remote sessions, CBT is often used to practice new ways of thinking, try homework tasks, and check progress between meetings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with you to decide which tools to try, adapting techniques to your needs, goals, and preferences. That means together you can blend client-centered listening with CBT exercises or mindfulness practices as needed.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know which online formats are offered. Many people find virtual therapy helps fit care into busy schedules, makes it easier to have a shorter check-in when needed, and reduces travel time. Online work can also make it simpler to practice skills in real-life contexts and then review them with a licensed professional.