Rochelle Nakoa, LCSW
Missouri · 13 years in practice
Rochelle Nakoa, LCSW, helps people facing addiction, trauma, relationship strain, mood struggles, and life transitions.
License and registration
- LCSW, Missouri
- 2012013818 · expires September 2027
- NPI
- 1194061440 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 13
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Rochelle
Rochelle Nakoa, LCSW, helps people facing addiction, trauma, relationship strain, mood struggles, and life transitions. She supports those coping with grief, parenting stress, ADHD, chronic health issues, and career concerns. Rochelle offers straightforward, empathetic care that aims to reduce shame and increase clarity.
Rochelle draws on 13 years of clinical experience in varied settings. Her background includes hospice work, supporting readjustment for veterans, therapy with active military around substance use and family issues, and mental health leadership in corrections.
Background and approach
Those roles shaped her focus on sexual trauma and intimate partner violence. Her style centers on listening first. Rochelle uses person-centered ideas to help people name what matters to them.
Sessions often involve mapping thoughts and feelings on paper to make choices clearer. She also uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to change unhelpful patterns. Attachment-based ideas guide work on connection and communication in close relationships.
Rochelle works with people across a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, anger, self-esteem, eating and sleeping difficulties, and compassion fatigue. Her approach blends supportive listening with concrete steps clients can try between sessions. Based in Missouri, she holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential.
Rochelle offers sessions in English and is available to international clients. People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits their needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Rochelle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Rochelle names
- Existential Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Rochelle’s approaches translate to online sessions
Rochelle often blends Existential Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered methods in her work. Existential ideas focus on meaning, choice, and responsibility, helping people weigh options during major life changes or grief. Attachment-based work looks at how early connection patterns affect current relationships and can guide improvements in communication and trust. Client-centered methods put the person’s own goals and pace first, with the therapist listening and reflecting to help the person find their next steps.Finding the right mix is collaborative. Rochelle will talk with each person about goals, try different ways of working, and adjust approaches based on what helps most. Clients take an active role in shaping the direction of sessions and deciding which tools to use.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more connection is helpful. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins, shorter coaching moments, or when someone needs to share thoughts between scheduled sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or health constraints while keeping the focus on the work people want to do.
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Questions people ask
What concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Rochelle supports people with addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting stress, ADHD, and many related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style emphasizes listening and respect. She blends person-centered conversation with practical exercises to help people organize thoughts and try new behaviors.
What relevant experience does she bring?
She has 13 years of clinical experience, including hospice care, veteran readjustment support, work with active military on substance and family issues, and mental health leadership in corrections.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential (LCSW) and practices from Missouri.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is open to working with international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's listed availability.
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