Shannon (Katie) Roghaar , LCSW

Shannon (Katie) Roghaar is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Utah. She brings five years of clinical experience focused on substance use, trauma, and a range of mental health concerns. Shannon uses a trauma-aware, person-centered style to help people move through hard moments and build daily coping skills.

She began in the medical and mental health field and moved into social work after working with people affected by substance use and co-occurring mental health issues. That background shapes how she thinks about complex problems like addiction and co-morbidity. She also has experience supporting survivors of sexual assault and people affected by domestic violence.

Shannon blends several practical approaches in sessions. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person's goals, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to focus on values and action, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to shift unhelpful thinking, and mindfulness practices for grounding. Motivational Interviewing skills are used when people are weighing change around substance use and behavior.

Her areas of focus include addictions, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, grief, career stress, and compassion fatigue. She also helps with attachment and abandonment issues, body image, chronic illness and pain, caregiver stress, codependency, and the impact of cancer on daily life.

Shannon aims to create a steady, respectful space where people can talk through what matters to them and try new ways of coping. She encourages small, achievable steps and supports people as they make changes that fit their values.

How her approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and taking committed steps toward them while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It helps with anxiety, depression, and struggles around motivation or addiction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to challenge unhelpful thinking and change patterns that maintain distress. Mindfulness Therapy uses simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotion regulation, which can be helpful for trauma, stress, and chronic pain.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to a person's needs, try a few techniques, and adapt what is used as goals become clearer. Clients and the therapist work together to decide what methods feel most useful and realistic for day-to-day life.

Online formats make this work more flexible. Video calls let people use visual cues for emotion-focused work and deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or camera use doesn't fit a schedule. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, skill practice between sessions, and ongoing accountability. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, and medical routines without adding long travel times.