- Licensed inCalifornia
- License51601
- NPI 1285390872
- Experience23+ years
- LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
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About Norma
Dr. Norma Rosales helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma, parenting challenges, and depression. She draws on more than 23 years of clinical experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist.
Her approach is warm, straightforward, and faith-informed for those who want it. She focuses on attachment issues and on restoring trust and connection in close relationships. In sessions she listens carefully, asks clear questions, and helps clients notice patterns that shape their emotions and choices.
Background and approach
She uses tools from Attachment-Based Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and build new ways of responding. Dr. Rosales also uses Client-Centered and Solution-Focused methods to highlight strengths and set practical goals.
Sessions often include problem-solving steps that can be tried between meetings. For people who have experienced trauma, she brings Trauma-Focused Therapy strategies aimed at reducing intense reactions and increasing daily coping skills. She offers care in English and Spanish and practices in California as a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT).
Her style is collaborative - she works with each person to match therapy to their needs and values. Faith can be part of the work when clients ask for it. In short, Dr.
Rosales helps people find clearer thinking, better communication, and greater emotional balance. She aims for small, useful changes that make daily life easier and relationships more supported.
Credentials
- LMFT (California)
- License 51601 · expires May 2027
- NPI
- 1285390872 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Norma lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Norma names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How attachment and practical therapies work online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape feelings and behavior. Online sessions can help people spot attachment patterns, practice new ways of relating, and rebuild trust in close relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions; it helps people test unhelpful beliefs and try new coping skills for anxiety, depression, and stress.The therapist will work with each person to choose approaches that fit their needs. That decision is collaborative - the clinician and client review goals, try methods, and adjust based on what helps. Faith-informed preferences can be included when the client wants that as part of care.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls replicate face-to-face conversation and allow visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or the client prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients check in between sessions or have shorter, focused exchanges when a quick update or coping reminder is helpful. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and keep work on progress between meetings.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Dr. Rosales address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and depression, along with related issues like attachment, abandonment, codependency, and family of origin problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and strengths-focused, combining listening with practical steps. She helps clients notice patterns, set goals, and try solutions between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 23 years of experience working as a mental health therapist.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a California licensed marriage and family therapist, listed as LMFT, and practices in California.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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