Shakea Roper, LCSW, LSCSW

Shakea Roper is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, with 14 years of professional experience based in Missouri. She works with adults on mood concerns such as depression and bipolar symptoms, anxiety and panic, addiction and substance issues, and stress tied to life changes. Her listed focus areas also include blended family issues, relationship and communication problems, grief, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and women's issues.

Shakea draws on straightforward, practical methods in sessions. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen and reflect what matters most to the client. She applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and shift unhelpful thinking and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotions feel overwhelming. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy help set achievable steps forward.

In conversation she aims to be direct and honest. She will challenge thoughts that get in the way of progress and suggest small experiments to try between meetings. Sessions often end with clear next steps so clients can test changes in daily life.

Her background includes lived experience as a parent handling work and family demands, which informs her practical approach to common life pressures. She has worked across settings and leans toward methods that produce usable tools for coping and decision making.

People who choose Shakea tend to want concrete strategies, clear feedback, and steady support while they navigate relationship issues, blended household tensions, or ongoing mood and anxiety concerns. To start, readers should confirm current session formats and scheduling options before booking.