About Shaleen
Shaleen Robertson is a licensed clinical social worker in Missouri with 18 years of experience. She focuses on practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship concerns, and depression. She aims to meet each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion so they can move toward a better day-to-day life.
She adapts conversations and care to fit each person's needs. That means building a plan together and changing it as progress is made.
Background and approach
Sessions often focus on clear goals, coping skills, and steps to reduce overwhelming feelings. Shaleen has worked with many issues over nearly two decades. Common areas she helps with include grief, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar concerns, and major life changes.
She also supports people facing compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, and substance-related or process addictions. Additional topics she addresses include body image, family problems, first responder and veteran issues, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and end-of-life or hospice concerns. Her background gives practical experience across a wide range of life challenges.
Sessions are offered in English and are available to international clients. Shaleen uses a collaborative approach so people can set realistic goals and learn tools they can use outside sessions. Taking the first step is often the hardest part, and she provides steady support through that process.
Evidence-based approaches and online access
Many clients find clearer thinking and better coping after using structured, evidence-based techniques. Behavioral approaches focus on changing unhelpful action patterns and building new habits to reduce anxiety, manage mood swings, and address addictive behaviors. Skill-based therapy emphasizes teaching specific tools for stress management, emotional regulation, and relapse prevention so people have practical steps to try between sessions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to identify goals, review what has or hasn’t helped before, and try methods that fit the person's needs and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on progress and feedback.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video is useful for in-depth discussion and visual cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging helps people stay connected between appointments. These options provide flexibility so people can schedule care around work, caregiving, or travel.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English