Meet Our Team

We're licensed relational therapists, facilitators, and practitioners trained in systemic and attachment-based approaches, and stewards of healing lineages that predate modern psychology.

Currently growing our team! If you’re curious or interested in joining Venus+Legacy, send us a message with your resume!

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Josie Rosario, LMSW, MSEd, RYT

Founder | Therapist + Facilitator

I believe our relationships are the training ground where we become who we're meant to be.

For that to happen, we need the knowledge and skills to do them well. We also need to consider the spiritual, psychological and systemic dimensions that impact how we love and relate. My work is in service of that truth.

Relationally, I support amorous partners at thresholds — creatives and entrepreneurs in transition, partners navigating IVF, and those entering and sustaining ethically non-monogamous (ENM) partnerships. Individually, I support elder millennial/Gen X cusp womxn who are learning to love again after a season of deep healing.

You can also find me teaching and being in conversation about love and relationships on both sides of the veil, with a bit (or a lot!) of identity and cultural commentary sprinkled in.

Aside from leading Venus+Legacy, I’m a writer, mentor to therapists, and a spiritual practitioner.

  • Warm, direct, and authentic.

    It is not uncommon to see me cry, curse, laugh loudly, or quote lines from popular shows in sessions. I bring my full self to the work, and allow my humanity to meet yours.

  • I identify as a bilingual, bicultural Black Dominican-American cis/het womxn, proud daughter of immigrants and native New York (City)er. I grew up in a low-income, single-parent household, with a deep sense of culture, community, and service.

    My life has been shaped by the first gen experience, relational trauma and financial instability, as well as transformative educational and professional opportunities, international travel, and healing.

    My experiences, and that of the people who trust me with theirs, constantly leave me in awe of the vastness of the human experience and our deep capacity for change.

  • Libra ⚖️ /Sagittarius 🔥 /Sagittarius 🔥

    I have a 12H stellium in Scorpio that includes Pluto. This means I’m naturally sensitive and intuitive, was literally born to do this type of deep, transformative work, and I’ve been a healer for many, many lifetimes.

    • Columbia University, Bachelor of Arts

    • CUNY Hunter College, Masters of Science in Education

    • Columbia University, Masters of Science in Clinical Social Work

      Awarded the Campbell Award, a faculty-selected honor presented to one graduating student at each school who shows exceptional leadership and Columbia spirit.

    • Certified Couples and Family Therapist, Ackerman Institute (post-graduate 4-year clinical residency)

    • Training in EFT, New York Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy (NYCEFT)

    • Years of Clinical Experience: 9

  • I spent a decade in the education space - domestically and abroad - as classroom teacher and later as a school leader (my former kindergarten students are now in college!)

    I was also a business coach for therapists focused on marketing and strategy, and founded a successful coaching company before pivoting back to transformation work full time.

What the people are saying…

  • "Working with Josie reshaped my life in ways I couldn’t have imagined. Her wisdom and ability to see through the layers of my emotions and experiences, always left me feeling so understood and incredibly safe."

    -PR

  • "One of the best things I loved about working with Josie was that I never felt like she had an agenda. Each and every one of my sessions felt like they were mine, like I was the driver, and she always came along for the ride. As a Black woman, that was a game-changer."

    -NL

  • "If you’re committed to real change, Josie is truly the all star you need on your team. I can’t say it enough…don’t call Josie unless you’re truly ready to be transformed by her medicine. Her intuitive and direct approach will challenge you, but that discomfort is where the real growth happens."

    -AR

  • “I can't even begin to express how grateful I am for Josie’s gift. She has this incredible ability to drop just 2-3 sentences that create these profound spiritual connections. What amazes me most is how effortlessly the messages come through her, and how she delivers them in a way that just makes sense."

    -IB