Richelle Rojas-Basuil, LCSW

Richelle Rojas-Basuil is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California. She brings three years of direct therapy experience and focuses on helping people manage worry, low mood, trauma, and relationship challenges. Richelle aims to meet people where they are and to learn their goals for therapy before moving forward.

Her style is nonjudgmental and trauma-informed. Sessions are built around listening first, then finding small, practical steps to try between meetings. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, among other approaches, to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that keep them stuck.

Richelle also draws on client-centered techniques to follow each person's pace and priorities. Motivational Interviewing supports people who feel stuck or unsure about change. Narrative Therapy helps people reframe difficult stories they tell about themselves.

She has experience leading both individual and group therapy and has worked in settings that included youth services and crisis intervention earlier in her career. That background informs how she supports people navigating grief, life changes, and trauma-related concerns.

Sessions are offered in English and are provided through online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Richelle works with common concerns like stress, self-esteem, social anxiety, and mood disorders while attending to issues such as attachment, body image, caregiver stress, and forgiveness.

People who want a steady, collaborative therapist who listens closely may find her approach helpful for making gradual, tangible changes.

Practical approaches for online care

Richelle commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered methods in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, low mood, and social fears. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and following each person's priorities so the pace feels comfortable for them.

She also incorporates Motivational Interviewing when people feel unsure about making changes. This approach uses collaborative conversation to build motivation and clarify goals before trying new strategies.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Richelle will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust course as needed during care.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth or a quick check-in matters. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or use shorter, more frequent communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and different routines.