Rochelle Nakoa, LCSW

Rochelle Nakoa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Missouri with 13 years of experience. She works with people facing addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, bipolar disorder, parenting stress, and career or life transitions. English-language sessions are available and she accepts international clients.

Rochelle takes a straightforward, person-centered approach. She helps people put thoughts to paper, sort feelings, and name practical next steps. Sessions often focus on making sense of relationships, coping with loss, and reducing the impact of past trauma on daily life.

Her background includes work in hospice care supporting end-of-life planning and family conversations. She has also worked with veterans and active military on readjustment and substance concerns, and has provided individual and group work inside correctional settings. These roles shaped her focus on sexual trauma and intimate partner violence.

In practice she emphasizes clear communication and collaborative planning. Conversations may include identifying unhelpful patterns, practicing new ways to relate, and building routines that improve sleep, eating, and stress. She uses approaches like attachment-informed work and cognitive-behavioral tools when they fit the situation.

Rochelle aims to keep sessions practical and grounded. She supports people managing compassion fatigue, caregiver strain, chronic illness, and the stress of blended families or divorce. The emphasis is on steps a person can use between meetings to handle everyday pressures and regain a sense of control.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions