Rosa Howard-Poston, LMHC, LCMHC
New York · 25 years in practice
Rosa Howard-Poston is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, and issues around identity and intimacy.
License and registration
- LMHC, New York
- 007965 · expires June 2028
- LCMHC, North Carolina
- 16015 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1306291216 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English, Spanish
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Rosa
Rosa Howard-Poston is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, and issues around identity and intimacy. She brings 25 years of experience and a practical, down-to-earth approach. Sessions are conversational and focused on real goals rather than jargon.
Her style is interactive and empathetic. She listens first, then helps clients set clear, manageable steps. Techniques come from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, emotionally-focused strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
Background and approach
The mix is adjusted to each person's needs. Rosa has experience with mood disorders such as bipolar and depression, attention and focus concerns like ADHD, and problems tied to trauma, attachment, and family of origin. She also supports people dealing with substance use and recovery, compassion fatigue, and career or life transitions.
She works in English and Spanish and practices in North Carolina. Sessions emphasize practical skills you can use between meetings. Clients can expect help with communication, coping with strong emotions, sleep patterns, and rebuilding confidence after loss or separation.
She encourages small experiments to test new ways of responding. Her aim is to be a steady, nonjudgmental guide while clients try new strategies. Rosa invites people who are ready to make changes to take steps at a comfortable pace.
She frames therapy as a collaborative process focused on the client's goals.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Rosa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coaching
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Rosa names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- 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 Rosa’s Approaches Translate to Online Care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client's experience and priorities. Sessions are built around listening, understanding what matters to the person, and supporting their choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, depression, or sleep problems. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on patterns in relationships and strong feelings, useful for improving communication and intimacy.Choosing which approach to use is a collaborative process. Rosa will talk through goals and preferences, try methods that fit the situation, and adjust based on what helps. Clients are invited to give feedback so therapy stays relevant to their needs.
Online work is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video allows face-to-face conversation; phone calls can fit a quick check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging can support shorter check-ins, homework review, or ongoing encouragement between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Rosa support?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and related concerns such as attachment and codependency.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is down-to-earth and interactive. She listens, helps set clear goals, and uses practical tools clients can practice between sessions.
What is her professional background?
Rosa brings 25 years of experience in therapy and human services, working with diverse communities on a wide range of mental health and life issues.
Where is Rosa licensed and based?
She holds LMHC and LCMHC credentials and lists practice in North Carolina as a location for services.
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 formats for remote work.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with Rosa?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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