Merilyn Rosado (She/Her/Hers)

MSW, MPH, LCSW
Accepting Clients

Where healing begins and growth never stops. This is your space to breathe, be seen, and thrive. You are worthy of healing. You belong here.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California

Services
  • Individual
  • Child
  • Adolescent/Teen

About My Clients

I work with teens, young adults, and adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, and life's hardest transitions. As a bilingual (English/Spanish) therapist, I bring a trauma-informed, culturally responsive lens to every session. This isn't about fixing you — because you're not broken. It's about helping you breathe, be seen, and reconnect with your strength and story. You are not alone. Healing is possible. Let's do this together. 💙🌿✨

My Background and Approach

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a Master's in Social Work and a Master's in Public Health, currently pursuing my Doctorate in Social Work. But more than my credentials, I bring my whole heart to this work — because healing is not just clinical, it's deeply human. I have spent my career walking alongside people through life's most painful and beautiful transitions. That knowing shapes everything about how I show up for you. My approach is warm, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive, drawing from CBT, ACT, DBT, TF-CBT, and grief-informed care. I meet you exactly where you are — no judgment, no rush. As a bilingual (English/Spanish) therapist, I honor your culture, your story, and your lived experience as central to your healing — not an afterthought. Whether you are healing old wounds, navigating a life transition, or simply trying to find yourself again — you are so welcome here. I am honored to walk this road with you

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe that every person who walks through my door carries within them an extraordinary capacity for healing, even when they cannot see it yet. My job is not to fix you. It is to help you remember who you are beneath the pain, the survival, and the stories that no longer serve you. I believe healing is not linear. It is messy, courageous, and deeply personal. Real change happens when you feel truly safe, seen without judgment, heard without interruption, and valued without condition. I believe in the power of authenticity. In therapy, you do not have to perform wellness or pretend to be further along than you are. You can show up exactly as you are, raw, uncertain, and real, and that is more than enough. I believe in your strength, even on the days you feel none. Especially on those days. Because strength is not the absence of struggle. It is the decision to keep going anyway. You are not your hardest moment. You are not your worst thought. You are a whole, worthy, evolving person.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Other Techniques
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Depression Grief or Loss
Other Issues
  • Abuse
  • Addiction
  • ADHD Therapists
  • Aging Concerns
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Body Image Issues
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence or Intimate Partner Violence
  • Grief or Loss
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Teen Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross of California
  • Sutter
  • Anthem
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Cigna/Evernorth
  • Kaiser Permanente Southern California Medicaid/ Medi-Cal
  • Kaiser Permanente Northern California Medicaid/ Medi-Cal
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: Less than a year
  • Languages: Español
  • Rate: $90 - 120/session

Reach out to Merilyn