Shannon (Katie) Roghaar
Compassionate trauma-informed social worker
LCSW Utah
- Experience
- 5 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Addictions, LGBT, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Shannon
Shannon (Katie) Roghaar is an LCSW who brought years of medical and mental health experience into social work after working across clinical settings. She completed undergraduate studies in neuroscience and human development and family studies, then earned a master’s in social work in 2019.
Background and approach
Over the past five years she has focused on substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions, and she has substantial experience supporting survivors of sexual assault as a trained advocate. Her practice blends a trauma-informed, client-centered stance with practical skills drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), motivational interviewing, and mindfulness techniques.
Shannon emphasizes empowerment and safety while addressing concerns such as addiction, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, relationship challenges, and compassion fatigue. She also works with issues like chronic illness, caregiver stress, codependency, and communication problems.
Clients can expect a collaborative therapeutic relationship that honors individual context and goals. Shannon values witnessing growth and works to help people build coping strategies, strengthen self-understanding, and move toward meaningful change.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Shannon commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into her clinical work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and developing practical strategies to change them, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors. ACT emphasizes values-based action and acceptance skills to help people live more fully alongside difficult thoughts and feelings, which often helps with stress, coping with life changes, and persistent emotional pain.Choosing the right approach is part of the collaborative process. Shannon works with each person to explore their needs, goals, and preferences and then tailors interventions - drawing from client-centered, trauma-informed practices and mindfulness techniques - to find a good fit rather than applying a single method rigidly.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access care from Utah and to continue work consistently, whether someone prefers real-time conversations or more frequent brief check-ins via messaging.
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Experience
5+ years
Licensed
Utah
Languages
English