About Me
I am Rosina Roibal, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Berkeley and Oakland, California. I love my work as a psychotherapist because I get to join clients in their healing journeys and witness profound change. It's an honor to hold space for people to be their most messy, vulnerable, and brave selves.
In therapy sessions, I am present, empathetic, affirming, warm, direct, insightful, funny, and I listen deeply. My clients feel held and cared for by me.
I am cis-gendered, queer, and biracial (Chicana and white). I am a single mother. I have a lived experience of complex trauma, addiction, and as a sensitive creative who feels stuck, overwhelmed, and alone... paralyzed by perfectionism, inner criticism, and anxiety. I believe that my lived experience is powerful because my own struggle and healing can benefit others.
I have practiced as a psychotherapist since 2016 and became licensed in 2019. I received my master's degree from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco in the Expressive Arts Therapy program. I have experience working with children, teens, and adults individually, as conjoint/couples, families, and groups.
I have always held two primary passions: the arts and social justice. I was raised in a politically-conscious leftist family. I was a professional violist, a public orchestra teacher, and a community organizer.
Why a rose? My name means little rose. I have always loved roses. My grandma Rosalia grew them. I like the contrast between their vivid beauty and fragrance, and huge thorns. The concept of a rose growing from concrete is from Tupac Shakur's title poem (of a book of poetry) called The Rose that Grew from Concrete.
