Rossana Mendez Cole, LICSW, LCSW
Compassionate bilingual clinician for parenting concerns
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 3
- Credentials
- LICSW, LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida, Rhode Island
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Rossana
Rossana Mendez Cole is a bilingual clinician who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and parenting challenges. She speaks English and Spanish and offers straightforward, practical support for everyday struggles. Rossana holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and practices in Florida.
She focuses on clear, goal-oriented conversations. Sessions often center on coping strategies for mood concerns, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and adjusting to life changes. She uses tools drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to identify unhelpful patterns and build new skills.
Background and approach
Her background includes working in homes, schools, clinics, and agencies. That range means she is familiar with different life settings and the practical barriers people face when trying to make changes. Her three years of experience include supporting people through bereavement, workplace stress, compassion fatigue, and caregiving or end-of-life concerns.
Parents and caregivers who are juggling daily demands may find short, actionable steps helpful. Rossana aims to break problems into manageable pieces and to set realistic goals for progress. She also addresses identity and cultural concerns, including multicultural issues and women’s health themes.
In sessions she listens for what matters most and then shapes interventions around those goals. She can help people explore feelings like guilt, shame, anger, or abandonment and work toward better emotional balance. Rossana combines practical skills with a respectful, culturally aware approach.
What Rossana works with
Everything Rossana lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Rossana helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Dependent personality
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Rossana lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches work online
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and practicing small changes that lead to better mood and function. It is useful for anxiety, depression, parenting stress, and mood disorders because it gives clear skills to try between sessions.Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and strengthens commitment to take steps forward. It is often used alongside skill-based work when someone feels stuck or unsure about making changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, culture, and daily life. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than imposing a single method.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer, face-to-face conversations. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text work well for brief check-ins, homework prompts, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum while working toward change.
Questions people ask about Rossana
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, parenting strain, and mood or behavior concerns like bipolar disorder and ADHD.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is practical and goal-focused, using short-term techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and motivational methods to build commitment to change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of experience working in homes, schools, clinics, and agencies with a range of concerns including end-of-life and multicultural issues.
What credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and is licensed to practice in Florida.
Can sessions be offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish to accommodate bilingual clients.
What session formats are available?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.
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