Education and Training
BA in Psychology, minor in Sociology - Providence College
MSW in Clinical Social Work - Smith College
Internship - River Valley Counseling Center
Internship - The Stone Center at Wellesley College
Internship - Massachusetts General Hospital
PhD in Advanced Clinical Social Work - Columbia University
Council on Social Work Education Research Fellow - National Institute of Mental Health
Post Doctoral Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health - Mental Health Department
Level III Practicum Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy - The Gottman Relationship Institute (personally trained by Drs. John and Julie Gottman)
Certificate in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for Difficult Couples - Dr. Sue Johnson
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy - Externship
Certificate in Partner Betrayal Trauma Recovery - ADDO Recovery (personally trained by national expert Dr. Kevin Skinner)
Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) - International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) basic training 1 & 2 - EMDR Institute
Attachment-Focused EMDR Course - Dr. Laurell Parnell
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) - The Linehan Institute
Critical Incident Response - Robert Douglas & Associates
Certified Complex Trauma Professional Level 2 - (Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for complex trauma by world renowned trauma and dissociation expert Dr. Janina Fisher)
Treating Complex Trauma with Internal Family Systems (IFS) - Dr. Frank Anderson
Mindfulness Certification Course - Dr. Richard Sears
Integrative Medicine and Nutrition for PTSD and Complex Trauma Certification Course - Dr. Leslie Korn
Certified yoga instructor - Online
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - Columbia University Psychology Department
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - Beck Institute
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use Disorders - National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (Dr. Frederick Dombrowski)
Certified Personality Disorder Treatment Provider - Dr. Gregory Lester
Working with Narcissism - Essential Strategies for Treating Narcissism, Severe Traumatization, Abuse, and Neglect -Christiane Sanderson
Working with the Fallout of Narcissistic Abuse - Dr. Ramini Durvasula
Eating Disorders Training Certificate - Dr. Melanie Smith, Director of Training of The Renfrew Centers for Eating Disorders
Experience
Dr. Rojas has provided psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families, and groups in numerous settings such as client's homes, community mental health centers, a residential program for adolescent girls, a college counseling center, a medical hospital, and served as a director of a mental health and substance abuse department in a health center in Washington, DC. She has also served her community as a first responder to crisis incidents. Dr. Rojas has been in private practice since 2011.
Professional Activities
In addition to being a psychotherapist, she has taught as an adjunct professor at Columbia University, Adelphi University, and the Catholic University of America. She was also a Visiting Instructor at the University of South Florida. She has taught Human Development and Psychopathology, Assessment and Diagnosis of Mental Disorders, Human Behavior in the Social Environment, Foundations of Social Work Practice, and Research and Statistics in Social Work.
She has presented her research at the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health - Mental Health Seminar Series, the Many Faces of Trauma Conference, the University of Southern California School of Social Work, Hunter College School of Social Work, and Boston University Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine Department. Dr. Rojas is also a sought after speaker on tv and radio and has run workshops on couple's issues and various mental health topics. Additionally, she has several publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Personal Life
Dr. Rojas was born in Costa Rica, came to the US when she was 4 years old, and grew up in Providence, RI. When she is not working, she loves spending time with her family, reading, and cooking.