About Rose Barao, LICSW

Rose Barao is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience. She partners with adults and adolescents, who are facing challenges, life transitions, navigating relationships, and coping with moods, emotions, trauma and loss. She provides clients the oppotunity to express emotions, explore thought patterns, and share their story, leading to clarity, self-discovery and positive change.

Rose offers a collaborative, down-to-earth conversational style of therapy that respects your autonomy and values, while focusing on your strengths. With expertise in Client-Centered, Psychodynamic, Gestalt and Family Systems Theories, Rose utilizes Mindfullness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, and Compassionate Grief Counseling.

Rose supports clients as they manage anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, trauma, chronic illness, parenting challenges, ADHD, Substance use, bipolar disorder, LGBTQ+ experiences, and caregiving. Exploring your goals while proceeding at your own pace and focusing on practical solutions, Rose strives to help build resilience while creating more peace, balance and joy in your life.