Heather Rink-Rosas

Heather Rink-Rosas is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California with 18 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, relationship strain, and addiction concerns. Heather offers a straightforward and respectful approach that aims to make getting started easier for someone who is worried or unsure.

She draws on a mix of methods rather than a single model. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, for example, is a mainstay in her work and is used to notice thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that keep problems going. She tailors conversations and plans to fit each person's situation rather than using one fixed protocol.

Sessions involve talking through what feels most urgent and learning small, practical steps to change patterns. Work may include identifying unhelpful thinking, building emotional skills, and practicing different ways of responding when anger or anxiety flares. Heather values sensitivity and respect in every interaction.

She also incorporates acceptance and commitment ideas when useful, helping people clarify values and take action toward what matters. Emotion-focused and dialectical ideas may be used to support stronger emotion regulation and connection to feelings. The goal is steady progress through clear, achievable work.

Heather works in both English and Spanish. She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin and then schedule sessions according to her availability.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Heather commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT is practical and often involves homework between sessions to practice new ways of responding to stress and anger.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying personal values and taking meaningful steps even when uncomfortable feelings are present. ACT can help when avoidance or control strategies are making problems worse.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Heather will work together with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and daily life. She adjusts techniques as progress is made and as concerns change over time.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online work helpful because it can fit around work, school, or caregiving - for example shorter check-ins on a busy day or scheduling sessions during a lunch break. Online sessions can make it easier to keep continuity when life is hectic, while still allowing the same practical CBT and ACT exercises to be completed between meetings.