Rosemary Maltese , LPC

Rosemary Maltese is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC in Tennessee who uses a person-centered approach to help people move through stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. She frames therapy around practical goals and steady support. Her style is warm and direct, aimed at helping clients find clearer direction and relief. With 11 years of experience, she draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused strategies to build steps clients can use day to day. She also incorporates mindfulness skills to help manage strong emotions and grounding methods for trauma-related reactions. Sessions focus on concrete tools and small changes that add up over time. Rosemary has worked with concerns such as low self-esteem, depression, relationship struggles, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses patterns tied to family of origin, abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment issues, and codependency. ADHD, anger, and career questions are also part of her practice focus. When trauma and abuse are part of a person's history, she can include approaches that reduce distress and help process painful memories. The emphasis is on pacing the work to match what each person can handle and on rebuilding a sense of safety and control. People who choose her often want a therapist who listens without judgment, points out practical next steps, and stays focused on daily life changes. To begin, clients follow a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions to fit their needs.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building trust so clients feel heard and understood; online sessions allow the same conversational work and collaborative planning. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thought and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to change them, which works well over video or chat because homework and skill practice can be reviewed each session. Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills and can be offered in short coaching-style check-ins or longer sessions to practice new skills. Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, symptoms, and preferences and then suggest methods to try. If an approach does not fit, adjustments are made together so the work stays useful and manageable. Online formats offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer talking sessions. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier on days when being on camera is tiring. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, brief skill coaching, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options help fit therapy into work breaks, caregiving schedules, or days when travel is difficult.