At a glance
- Credentials
- LCSW, LSCSW
- License
- LSCSW, Kansas / LSCSW 05430; LCSW, Missouri / 2021017002; LCSW, North Dakota / 6218; LCSW, Utah / 12805670-3501; LCSW, Pennsylvania / CW022922; LCSW, Nevada / 11219-C
- NPI
- 1780983593
- Experience
- 14 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Missouri
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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- Motivational approach
- Practical steps
- Strengths focused
About Shakea
Shakea Roper is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker known as Kea, with 14 years of experience helping people navigate hard stretches. She creates a straightforward, down-to-earth atmosphere where honesty and compassion guide each session. People leave her work with practical steps and clearer thinking about next moves.
She draws on personal experience as a single parent to relate to daily pressures like juggling work, family, and self-care. That background shapes a style that is empathetic but direct. Sessions focus on breaking unhelpful patterns and building on strengths that already exist.
Shakea uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs rather than sticking to one method. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck about change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Client-Centered Therapy keeps the conversation focused on what matters to the client.
Her work often addresses mood disorders, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, and self-esteem concerns. She also helps with relationship and family issues, blended family challenges, communication problems, and codependency in individual sessions. Financial stress, forgiveness, and women's issues are other areas she supports.
Shakea listens, offers gentle challenges, and helps clients try small experiments between sessions. If an approach isn’t helping, she adjusts the plan with the client. The aim is steady progress and tools people can use in everyday life.
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Approaches that guide online sessions
Shakea uses Motivational Interviewing to help people clarify their own reasons for change and build momentum one step at a time. This approach is useful when someone feels uncertain or stuck about making changes. Client-Centered Therapy keeps the conversation focused on the person’s priorities, offering support and reflection rather than directive instruction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the thoughts and behaviors that fuel anxiety, depression, and mood problems, teaching practical skills to test and change unhelpful patterns.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best based on goals and daily life. If a chosen strategy isn’t helping, she adjusts the plan together with the client to find something more useful.
Session formats are not listed in the provided biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or avoid travel on hectic days. Licensed professionals can use online conversations to coach skills, set small experiments between sessions, and review progress without requiring long trips to an office. -
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
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 issuesTherapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyExperience
14+ years
Listed in
Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota, Utah, Pennsylvania, Nevada
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, mood disorders like depression and bipolar, and ADHD. She also supports people facing addiction, trauma, grief, self-esteem, and relationship or family-related struggles.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is active and direct while staying compassionate. She listens closely, challenges unhelpful thinking, and focuses on practical steps clients can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of experience working with people on a range of emotional and behavioral concerns. That experience informs a pragmatic approach to problem solving.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds LCSW and LSCSW credentials and practices in Missouri. The profile lists those exact credentials as her professional qualifications.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing will be shown during sign-up.
What should I do to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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