Mental health care that empowers and transforms

Evidence-based practices in office or online ~ to suit your lifestyle.

Our Services

Make healing intentional with Emotiva Counseling.

Do you want to experience greater clarity, balance, growth, and peace of mind? Are you hoping to strengthen your problem‑solving, communication, and coping skills while receiving meaningful emotional support and building healthier relationships? Together, we’ll explore how your thoughts shape your feelings and behaviors, develop practical strategies to reframe from unhelpful patterns, build your emotional tool kit (emotional intelligence), and help you move forward with confidence.

Couples- You will find a structured and compassionate space to move out of gridlock and discord—those stuck places where conversations repeat, emotions escalate, and resolution feels out of reach. Through guided dialogue, deeper understanding, and evidence‑based tools, partners learn to soften conflict, rebuild trust, and reconnect with shared meaning.

You’ll find guidance in a supportive, warm, and accepting environment where vulnerability is met with care and compassion.

More about our services

  • Anxiety, depression, stress, burnout.

    LGBTQ+

  • Martial, pre-material, communication, conflict resolution, reconnection.

  • 9 Years +

    Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, anxiety, assertive skills, self-esteem building.

About Emotiva Counseling

Emotiva Counseling is rooted in evidence-based practices that are backed by scientific research, clinical experience and the unique preference and needs of each client. We deliver such practices through a strength-based perspective- building on a client’s abilities, resilience, and resources rather than solely focusing on problems or diagnoses. This balanced approach enhances the effectiveness of treatment while fostering empowerment, self-awareness, and confidence, helping clients create meaningful and sustainable change in their lives.

More about us

Our Therapist

  • Rocio Vaca

    Rocio Vaca, LCSW

    She/her

    Couples· LGBTQ+ · Childhood OCD · Childhood Trauma · Anxiety · Depression · Stress/Burn Out · Life Transitions

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Testimonials

  • “Mrs. Vaca is incredible, helping us both improve our communication. We are really glad to have someone so dedicated walking alongside us with care and insight. 💙 KB&AB.”

  • “It has been wonderful to work with Rocio. She asks insightful questions that make me consider myself and my thought patterns in completely new light. She is committed to working through those questions with me, while respecting my comfort level with various topics.”  - AL

Ready to feel better?

Let’s talk. We offer a complimentary 15-minute consultation.

Se habla Español.

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