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Shakea Roper

Compassionate, practical therapy for real-life challenges

LCSW, LSCSW Missouri

Experience
14 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Bipolar, Depression
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Shakea

Shakea Roper is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW, LSCSW) with 14 years of experience guiding clients through significant life challenges. She blends practical, evidence-informed methods with a direct and compassionate approach, helping people move from feeling stuck toward clearer, more manageable ways of living.

Background and approach

Her practice emphasizes honesty and collaboration while focusing on real-world strategies that clients can apply between sessions. Her clinical interests include stress, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, coping with life changes, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, compassion fatigue, and ADHD, along with related concerns such as communication problems, codependency, blended family issues, and substance-related struggles.

Shakea integrates approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Client-Centered Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to tailor work to each person’s needs. She aims to listen carefully, challenge unhelpful patterns, and help clients leave sessions with concrete steps they can use right away.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Shakea draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and adjust unhelpful thinking patterns and behavior routines, offering concrete strategies for anxiety, mood difficulties, and everyday stress. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills that can reduce reactivity and improve coping.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each client to explore goals, preferences, and life circumstances, then tailors a mix of methods that fit the person's needs. If an approach isn’t helping, she will pivot and try alternative tools together with the client.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it possible to access licensed professionals from home, coordinate sessions around work or parenting demands, and use brief messaging or chat for ongoing support between longer appointments.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Shakea address?
Her practice covers stress, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, coping with life changes, addictions, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, compassion fatigue, and ADHD, along with many related focus areas such as blended family issues and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses an active, caring, and straightforward style, combining listening with practical challenges to unhelpful thinking and collaborative problem solving.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 14 years of professional experience working with people facing mood disorders, anxiety, addiction, and life transitions.
What credentials and location does she hold?
She is licensed as LCSW and LSCSW with licence details ND LCSW 6218 and KS LSCSW LSCSW 05430, and she practices from Missouri.
Can I work with her if I live outside the country?
International clients are not currently accepted; services are provided in English to clients located within the applicable service area.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies depending on location and therapist availability; services are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefSelf esteemCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Licensed

Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota, Utah, Pennsylvania, Nevada

Languages

English