About Rose Elia Chahla, MA, LPCC

My Approach

My approach is relational and attachment-based. This means we pay attention to how your experiences shape the ways you connect with others, respond to conflict, and protect yourself when you feel hurt or uncertain. Understanding those responses can help us identify where you want something to change.

I balance emotional exploration with structure and practical work. I draw from Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Dynamic Emotion Focused Therapy (DEFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and TEAM-CBT, tailoring these approaches to your needs and goals.

My training in mediation and conflict resolution also informs how I support individuals and couples navigating communication challenges, mixed neurotype relationships, workplace conflict, family estrangement, and other complex interpersonal dynamics.

In practice, we might slow down a conversation that repeatedly turns into conflict, notice what happens just before you shut down or become defensive, or find words for a feeling that has been hard to express. Alongside that understanding, we can practice ways to communicate more clearly, handle difficult moments, and follow through on the changes that matter to you.

Approaches I Draw From

My Work With Individuals

I work with adults of all genders, with a particular focus on men’s mental health and relationships. Our sessions may include anxiety, depression, burnout, loneliness, identity, caregiving responsibilities, or uncertainty about work and relationships.

Together, we explore how you relate to yourself and others, including expectations you carry, emotions that are difficult to express, and patterns that may leave you feeling stuck. There is room to understand how those patterns developed while building practical ways to respond differently, communicate your needs, and make choices that reflect what matters to you.

My Work With Couples

Couples come to therapy with different histories, needs, and ways of communicating. I help partners understand the patterns that leave them feeling disconnected, make room for each person’s experience, and practice new ways of responding to one another. We may explore recurring conflict, emotional or physical intimacy, rebuilding trust, differences in how partners think and process emotions, or navigating major decisions and transitions.

Career & Executive Functioning Coaching

My approach to coaching is strengths-based and goal-oriented, drawing on solution-focused methods and practical strategies tailored to your responsibilities and goals. I bring more than a decade of leadership, project management, workforce development, and career coaching experience to these sessions.

Education and Training

I earned my master’s degree in Counseling & Educational Psychology from the University of Minnesota and my bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Educational Studies from Carleton College. My additional training includes advanced EFT & DEFT training, TEAM-CBT Level 2, and a 40-hour mediation certificate.

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor · LPCC #21776

Advocacy Focus

• Cultural identity and belonging
• Destigmatizing mental health care
• Diaspora communities and global injustice
• Gender and sexual identity, affirmation, and belonging
• Relational health and emotional literacy

Research & Professional Background

In addition to being a licensed therapist, I bring experience in career coaching, higher education leadership, workforce development, and research focused on conflict resolution, professional well-being, and the systems that support helping professionals. This background informs my commitment to evidence-based practice and thoughtful reflection in the therapy process.

These experiences also inform how I understand the pressures people carry beyond the therapy room. Workplaces, family expectations, caregiving responsibilities, and larger systems can all affect the energy and choices available to us. There is room to consider that context alongside the changes you want to make.