David Rose

I have been practicing in Los Angeles since 2007 & have worked with clients & families from diverse cultural backgrounds & throughout our spectrum of gender, sexuality& relationships. I have also worked with individuals across the neurological, physical & developmental spectrum.

I originally began my experience as a Children’s Social Worker within Child Protective Services for Los Angeles County, where I gained experience in crisis intervention, family reunification, preservation, adoption and the legal system. I treated those affected by social issues, such as disruption in the home, family conflict, mental illness, substance/alcohol abuse, HIV/AIDS, child abuse & neglect, domestic violence/intimate partner violence, poverty and homelessness.

I later continued my experience as a Medical Social Worker at Los Angeles General Medical Center, in the Emergency Room and later the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, where I gained experience in crisis intervention, treatment planning, short term psychotherapy, palliative/end of life care, patient advocacy, and providing provides direct practice to patients and their families experiencing complex medical and psychosocial stressors such as medical trauma, violence/assault, adjustment to illness/injury, death/end-of-life/coping with loss, mental illness, substance/alcohol abuse, HIV/AIDS, child/elder/dependent abuse, domestic violence/intimate partner violence, geriatrics, obstetrics, and homelessness.

My specialties include grief & loss, family conflict, emotional abuse, couples counseling, depression, anxiety, PTSD, identity, adjustment to life transitions.

I embrace an eclectic use of complimentary modalities, such as person centered, interpersonal, cognitive behavioral, acceptance commitment, narrative & family systems therapy, as well as a trauma informed care & recovery model approach. I understand that we are all shaped by our environments & families, so I use an attachment based, ecological/systems perspective to assist clients develop a deeper understanding of themselves & their environments.

Come as you are. My goal as a therapist is to assist you going from surviving to thriving, to enhance your individual well-being & to live your most authentic and integrated life. I use mindfulness & acceptance strategies to assist in letting go of negative thoughts & feelings, to better regulate emotions, to improve concentrate & to live in the present. My goal is to further strengthen your interpersonal relationships in effort to promote, restore, maintain, and enhance the well-being of your partners, families, and communities. I understand that we are all experts of our own lives & promoting your self-determination is the truest way to enhance your capacity to positively change & to address your needs. I feel with an unconditional, non-judgmental & trusting therapeutic alliance we can begin to positively change our lives through self-discovery and can develop insight, worth, self-compassion, which allows us to strengthen our resilient capacity and face any of life’s challenges.