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Rochelle Nakoa, LCSW

  • Experience13 years
  • LocationMissouri
  • Focus areasADHD, Addictions, and Family
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Rochelle

Rochelle Nakoa is an LCSW based in Missouri who brings 13 years of clinical experience to work with people facing a wide range of challenges, including ADHD, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and stress.

Background and approach

She also addresses concerns such as parenting, sleep and eating difficulties, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and life transitions, as well as a variety of attachment and family dynamics. Rochelle's background includes work across medical, military, and correctional settings, which shaped her ability to support clients through complex circumstances.

Her approach centers on the therapeutic relationship and practical strategies that help people make meaningful changes. She blends client-centered principles with cognitive-behavioral techniques and attachment-focused perspectives to explore patterns, build coping skills, and strengthen relationships.

Sessions emphasize self-understanding, clearer communication, and tools that can be used day to day. Rochelle works with clients remotely and accepts international clients, offering flexible formats to fit different needs and schedules.

Approachable therapeutic methods for online care

Attachment-Based Therapy helps clients explore early relationship patterns and how these influence current connections and emotional regulation; it can be useful for people struggling with attachment issues, trust, and intimacy. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, listening, and helping clients find their own path forward by centering their experience and personal values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaching practical strategies to change them, which can aid with anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and stress management.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to consider goals, preferences, and the issues at hand, and adapt methods over time so the work stays relevant and effective. This means therapy can shift between exploring emotions, building skills, or improving relationship patterns depending on what is most helpful.

Online therapy with Rochelle is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which supports flexible scheduling and access from different locations. These formats allow people to receive consistent care while balancing work, family, or other commitments, and make it easier to maintain progress between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She supports people with a broad range of issues including ADHD, trauma and abuse, addictions, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, and stress, among other areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work emphasizes a client-centered stance combined with practical techniques; therapy focuses on understanding patterns, strengthening relationships, and building coping skills tailored to each person.
What kind of clinical background does she have?
Her 13 years of experience include roles in hospice care, military readjustment counseling, work with active military on substance and relationship issues, and mental health leadership in corrections where she provided individual and group therapy.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds the credential LCSW and is licensed in Missouri under MO LCSW 2012013818.
Does she work with clients who live outside the United States?
Yes, she accepts international clients and offers sessions that can accommodate different locations and time zones.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that may be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseCareer difficultiesDepression

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

13+ years

Licensed

Missouri

Languages

English

What Rochelle can help with

Rochelle Nakoa works with clients on addictions, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, career difficulties, and depression.

How Rochelle approaches therapy

Rochelle's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Rochelle is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Missouri.