- Client-centered approach
- Bilingual English Spanish
- 18 years experience
About Heather
Heather Rink-Rosas is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on helping people who feel stuck by stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship struggles. She speaks English and Spanish and brings 18 years of experience to conversations that often feel hard to start. Heather aims to meet each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. She encourages small first steps and acknowledges how brave it is to reach out.
Heather uses a mix of approaches rather than one single school of thought. She leans on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts, feelings, and actions that keep problems going. Elements from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy also appear in sessions when they fit the issue at hand, such as attachment concerns or codependency patterns.
In practical terms she works with people on topics like trauma and abuse, anger management, addictions, bipolar mood challenges, and depression. She also supports those dealing with adoption and foster care histories, abandonment, body image, communication problems, and blended family stress. Sessions are shaped to each person’s needs and goals rather than a preset formula.
Heather describes her style as client-centered and collaborative. She and the person in therapy build a plan together, adjust it over time, and focus on skills and insights that can be tried between sessions. This approach is meant to make therapy feel relevant to everyday life.
To begin, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on availability. The therapist uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and session details are arranged during the intake process.
Therapeutic approaches for online work
Heather uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking and change small behaviors that often keep stress or depression going. CBT tends to be goal-oriented and includes practical exercises to try between sessions.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on accepting difficult feelings while committing to actions that match personal values. ACT can be useful for people dealing with avoidance, codependency patterns, or persistent anxiety.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Heather will discuss what methods seem most likely to help based on a person’s goals, needs, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is tracked. That collaborative process helps keep sessions focused and relevant.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find that meeting remotely makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, such as scheduling shorter check-ins around work, avoiding travel time, or using audio-only when video isn’t convenient. Heather will review the available formats and help choose what best fits each person’s routines and needs.
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Experience
18+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Heather commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, bipolar mood issues, and relationship challenges among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative, using an eclectic mix of approaches tailored to each person’s needs.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Heather has 18 years of professional clinical experience in mental health settings and direct therapeutic work.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a California licensed marriage and family therapist, listed as CA LMFT, and practices in California.
Which languages are supported in therapy?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Are international clients accepted?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.