Shakea Roper, LCSW, LSCSW - Therapist in Missouri

About Shakea

Shakea Roper is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 14 years of experience supporting people through stressful and painful life moments. She offers a straightforward, compassionate approach that helps clients name what’s happening and decide what to try next. Her work centers on practical steps and honest conversation rather than jargon or long lectures.

She draws on methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to help people manage mood shifts, anxiety, and addictive patterns.

Background and approach

Sessions often focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts, building coping skills, and setting manageable goals. When a strategy isn’t helping, she changes course with the client. Shakea brings real-world perspective to sessions and values plain talk and steady support.

She listens closely, offers direct feedback, and helps people find small actions that make daily life easier. Progress is measured in clearer thinking, calmer moments, and steps that fit a person’s life. Her background includes work across multiple clinical settings over many years.

That experience informs a flexible, problem-solving style and comfort using evidence-based tools. Shakea adapts techniques to match each person’s needs and pace. She practices from Missouri and uses a mix of video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging for sessions.

English is the language offered for therapy, and international clients are not accepted. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and scheduling follows based on therapist availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person as they are, helping people feel heard and guiding conversations based on their priorities. This approach supports issues where validation and self-direction matter most, such as building self-esteem or navigating life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches straightforward skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, panic symptoms, and mood shifts because it offers clear, step-by-step strategies.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships through specific skills practice. It can help when emotions feel overwhelming or when someone needs tools to manage intense reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to try methods that fit their goals and preferences, and will adjust strategies when something isn’t working. This keeps the plan practical and tailored.

Online therapy makes those approaches accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats allow scheduling flexibility and let people use the communication style that feels easiest for them. For many, remote sessions reduce travel hassles and make it simpler to maintain steady care while juggling family, work, or other responsibilities.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Shakea commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, mood disorders such as bipolar and depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, ADHD, and related concerns.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is active and straightforward with an emphasis on listening, practical steps, and honest feedback. Sessions aim to identify useful actions and shift unhelpful thinking.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 14 years of experience working in clinical settings, using a range of evidence-based approaches with people facing life challenges.

What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

Shakea holds LCSW and LSCSW credentials with license numbers ND LCSW 6218 and KS LSCSW LSCSW 05430, and she practices from Missouri.

Which languages are offered and are international clients supported?

Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are not currently accepted.

In what formats are sessions available?

Therapy can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are needed to start therapy?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Bipolar disorder
Depression

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 14 years
Licensed: Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota, Utah, Pennsylvania, Nevada
Languages: English

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