Therapist profile
Rochelle Nakoa, LCSW
Missouri
LCSW - Anger and trauma support
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- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, Missouri / 2012013818
- NPI1194061440
- Experience13 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationMissouri
About
- Anger management
- Trauma care
- CBT and attachment
About Rochelle
Rochelle Nakoa is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 13 years of experience. She works with adults on a wide range of issues including anger, trauma, addictions, depression, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting stress, and career concerns. Her practice also addresses grief, intimacy-related issues, ADHD, and caregiving burdens.
Rochelle draws on client-centered and attachment-based ideas to help people make sense of what they feel and why it shows up. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps such as putting thoughts to paper, organizing feelings, and naming patterns that lead to reactive behavior. That approach is meant to help people see what they want to change and to plan how to get there.
She also uses cognitive behavioral tools to spot unhelpful thinking and test small behavior changes. Those methods are paired with existential questions when clients want to look at values and meaning behind their choices. The Gottman Method informs work on communication and recurring conflict in close relationships.
Rochelle's background includes work in hospice care, supporting veterans through readjustment, and providing mental health services inside the corrections system. Those settings shaped her approach to trauma, sexual trauma, and intimate partner violence, and to practical supports for people facing complex life events.
Sessions emphasize straightforward conversation and skill practice rather than jargon. People who want to manage anger, rebuild relationships, or navigate life transitions can expect a calm, organized way of working toward clearer decisions and more predictable responses.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Rochelle draws on attachment-based ideas to look at patterns in relationships and how early connections influence current reactions. That approach helps when anger comes from fear of abandonment, control struggles, or broken trust.She also uses client-centered work that centers the client's concerns and pacing, helping people speak through their experience and decide next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify thought patterns and try small behavioral experiments that reduce reactivity and improve problem solving.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rochelle will collaborate with clients to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and will adjust strategies as progress is made. The process is intended to be practical and cooperative rather than prescriptive.
Confirm current session formats before booking to learn which options she is offering. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so you can use a break at work or at home for a session. These practical benefits can help maintain consistency while you work on anger, relationships, and stress management.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger problems does she help with?
She helps with snapping at loved ones, workplace frustration, built-up resentment, and reactive behavior tied to trauma and stress.
How would she approach my anger in sessions?
Her style uses client-centered conversation plus practical tools like CBT to identify thoughts and behaviors that fuel anger and test small changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of clinical experience working in hospice, veteran readjustment, military mental health, and corrections settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker licensed in Missouri.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered to international clients as well as people in the United States; sessions are conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats she is offering at the time you sign up.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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