Rosemary Maltese, LPC - Therapist in Tennessee

About Rosemary

Rosemary Maltese is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Tennessee with 11 years of experience. She uses a person-focused approach that centers the individual and family in the work. Parents reading this will find practical, down-to-earth support for everyday struggles.

Rosemary aims to help people move past tough moments toward clearer goals and better family functioning. She blends talk-based, goal-oriented methods like cognitive behavioral therapy with client-centered listening. That means sessions include space to be heard and concrete steps to try between meetings.

Background and approach

She also draws on mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when emotions feel overwhelming. For people with trauma, she can use EMDR to address distressing memories. Rosemary has worked with people facing parenting challenges, grief, relationship strain, anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

She pays attention to family of origin issues and how family patterns show up today. Her approach is strengths-focused and practical, offering tools tailored to each person’s situation. Sessions may include problem-solving, skills practice, and exploring patterns that influence family interactions.

She provides support for issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, and aging-related family questions. Rosemary explains options clearly and helps families pick realistic next steps. People can expect a calm, encouraging presence that balances empathy with concrete ideas.

She invites parents and caregivers to bring specific concerns about communication, behavior, or household stress. The work is collaborative and paced to each family’s needs.

How Rosemary’s Approaches Work Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and meeting people where they are. Online sessions using this approach give space for parents to talk through frustrations and feel understood without pressure. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers steps to change unhelpful patterns. In teletherapy this often means identifying a few practical skills to try between sessions and reviewing results together. EMDR helps people process traumatic memories through structured phases and can be adapted for online work when appropriate for the person’s history and comfort.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each client about goals, past experiences, and what feels manageable. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time based on what helps most. This keeps therapy collaborative and responsive to changing needs.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options offer flexibility for busy parents and caregivers who need to fit sessions around family schedules. Remote sessions also make it easier to maintain continuity during life changes and to follow up on skills between meetings.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting issues, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, and related concerns like communication problems and family of origin issues.

What is her therapeutic style?

The approach combines client-centered listening with goal-focused methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused techniques. Mindfulness and dialectical behavior therapy skills are used when emotion regulation is needed.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings 11 years of professional experience working with individuals and families in a range of settings.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential, LPC, and is licensed in Tennessee as TN LPC 5084.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Self esteem
Career difficulties

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 11 years
Licensed: Tennessee
Languages: English

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