Rosa Shetty

If you’re someone who carries a lot, who shows up for work, family, partnerships, motherhood, and community with strength and competence...but yet struggles with anxiety, self-doubt, boundary guilt, people-pleasing, overthinking, or a quiet sense of disconnection from yourself, please know that you are not alone. Many women appear composed while internally feeling exhausted or unseen. Often, the ways you cope in your roles (e.g. over-functioning, staying hyper-independent, avoiding conflict, or constantly striving) were shaped by childhood or traumatic experiences that once helped you survive. Since 2007, I’ve worked with women who want to understand how early attachment wounds and trauma histories continue to shape their current relationships, work, motherhood, and sense of self-worth. Therapy becomes a place to make sense of your patterns, and gently shift what no longer serves you.

My work centers on understanding the complexity of your life, honoring both your strengths and your struggles. All this while also creating a therapeutic relationship where meaningful, lasting change can unfold. When we work together, I look at the whole picture: your relationships, early experiences, stress patterns, cultural context, and the meaning you’ve made of what you’ve lived through. Rather than focusing only on a diagnosis or a single symptom, we explore how these layers connect and influence one another. Therapy with me is flexible and responsive. At times, we may use structured approaches to process difficult experiences. At other times, we may slow down to build regulation skills, explore relational dynamics, or use practical tools to shift patterns in thinking. The direction evolves based on what feels clinically appropriate and sustainable for you.

I work primarily with women, particularly women of color (BIPOC), and my approach is integrative, grounded in advanced training in:

• EMDR

• Internal Family Systems

• Brainspotting

• Sensorimotor & Body-Oriented Psychotherapy

• Havening Techniques

• Yoga Therapy

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Mindfulness-Based CBT

This allows our work to include trauma processing, nervous system regulation, practical tools, relational exploration, and deeper meaning-making which including spirituality through a grounded, non-religious lens. The goal is integration: helping you feel more aligned, steady, and connected to yourself over time. If this resonates, I invite you to continue exploring my profile to learn more about my approach. You’re also welcome to visit my professional Instagram account (@Rosashetty) to get a sense of my values and personality.

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

The first session is a clinical mental health assessment, but it is also an opportunity for us to get a sense of how we might work together. It is structured, though not rigid, and carefully paced.

1. Comprehensive Clinical assessment We will begin with what brings you in now and review relevant history, current stressors, and patterns that feel important. The goal is to understand both your concerns and your capacities.

2. Clarifying Your Current Focus Together, we will identify what feels most pressing, whether that is anxiety, relational dynamics, identity questions, life transitions, or a general sense of disconnection or stagnation.

3. Thoughtful Observations As I listen, I may reflect themes or patterns I am noticing such as relational, emotional, or nervous-system based. These reflections are exploratory and collaborative, not fixed interpretations.

4. Initial Treatment Direction If helpful, I may outline possible approaches that could support the work, drawing from the integrative framework described earlier. This remains flexible and evolves over time.

5. Questions and Process Clarity There is space for you to ask about pacing, structure, frequency, or anything that helps you make an informed decision.

6. Goodness-of-Fit Discussion At the end of the session, we will assess whether this feels aligned. If it does, we will discuss next steps. If another clinician may be a better fit, I will offer referrals so you are connected with appropriate support. The first session establishes clarity, containment, and direction, creating a grounded foundation for work that is integrative, and healing.