Heather Rink-Rosas, LMFT

Heather Rink-Rosas is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 18 years of experience in California. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, mood concerns, relationship strain, grief, and issues related to identity and family life. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to treat people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.

Heather uses a flexible approach that borrows from several therapy models to fit each person’s needs. She draws heavily from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helping clients notice thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that keep problems going. Sessions are shaped around clear goals and practical steps that a person can try between meetings.

Her work also incorporates elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Emotionally-Focused methods when helpful. These approaches can support people working through painful emotions, difficult decisions, and patterns that harm close relationships. Dialectical strategies may be used to build skills for managing intense emotions and distress.

Heather tailors the conversation and treatment plan to each person. She helps people name what’s happening, test unhelpful thinking, and practice different ways of responding. She emphasizes collaboration and small, achievable changes over time.

Getting started means taking one step toward clarity. Heather encourages people to be curious about what they want from therapy and to schedule a first session when ready.

How Heather Uses Evidence-Informed Methods Online

Heather often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify patterns of thought and behavior that increase distress. CBT is focused on practical experiments and small behavior changes that can reduce anxiety, manage mood swings, and shift unhelpful habits.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for navigating life transitions, grief, and ongoing stressors.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Heather will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. She adapts methods over time so sessions match the client’s needs and pace, making decisions collaboratively rather than imposing a fixed plan.

If you’re considering online therapy, confirm available session formats before booking since current options aren’t listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use a therapist who speaks their language even if they live in a different part of the state. Licensed professionals can tailor online sessions to focus on skill building, emotional processing, or planning and tracking progress.