Jeffrey McIlroy, M.D.

Dr. Jeff McIlroy began his practice in Claremore in July, 1991 with Dr. Clayton Roger’s as his ‘mentor’ in learning the healing art of mental health care within a small community. Dr. McIlroy’s experience in private practice and as Medical Director of the Geriatric Psychiatry Unit at the Claremore hospital quickly taught him the need to address treatment in a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary fashion. This understanding led to his creation and founding of Strength of Mind in 2004. This organization has quickly grown to be a comprehensive outpatient practice of over a dozen providers capable of treating the very young to the very old. Moving beyond the confines of the office walls, he works in developing effective Internet-based psychiatry and telepsychiatry. He also enjoys traveling on Thursday’s to Fairfax, OK to work as Medical Director of their intensive outpatient geriatric psychiatry program, stopping by on the way home to see patients at the OSU Medical School’s psychiatry clinic in downtown Tulsa.
Dr. McIlroy is Board Certified in both General and Geriatric Psychiatry.

Tracy Loper, M.D.

Dr. Loper completed his medical school training in Ireland and then came to Oklahoma for dual residency training at OU-Tulsa in Family Medicine and Psychiatry. He is now board certified in both specialties, enjoying working with adults as well as children and adolescents. When Dr. Loper is not practicing medicine here in Oklahoma, he is serving in the United States Army as a reserve soldier on 3-month tours once every 2 years or so.

Clayton Rogers, Ed.D.

Dr. Rogers has served the Claremore, OK community and Northeast Oklahoma as a Licensed Psychologist since 1984. His formal academic training was received at Oklahoma State University where he received a Bachelors of Science in Education with subsequent graduate degrees awarded with a Master’s of Science in Developmental Psychology and leading to his doctorate in Counseling Psychology. In 1984 he entered into the private practice sector in Claremore, OK specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mood, depressive and anxiety disorders for adults. As a practicing psychologist, Dr. Rogers has focused not only on individual therapeutic needs but is also Director of Psychological Services at Claremore Regional Hospital. In 1999 he joined with Dr. Jeff McIlroy to provide a more comprehensive-minded model for mental health delivery by offering psychiatric and medication management options for behavioral health. This professional alliance has evolved and grown into the present day Strength of Mind which offers an increased dimension to behavioral and mental health services.

Dr. Rogers, along with his spouse of 33 years are actively involved with the ministry of First United Methodist Church in Claremore, OK. His commitment to family, community and his career motivate him routinely to provide meaningful opportunities for quality-of-life enhancement both interpersonally and professionally. Always being community minded, Dr. Rogers has served on both local agency governing boards, as well as on the board of the Claremore Public Schools for nearly 10 years as the president. He is licensed by the State Board of Psychologists and continues t o maintain his active membership with the American Psychological Association.

Janet Cooper, MSW, LCSW

Janet L. Cooper, LCSW is a clinical licensed social worker in private practice with Strength of Mind. As part of a comprehensive treatment team, her practice consists of individual, family and marital psychotherapies. These treatment modalities from 18 years old to aging adults. She also provides supervision to master's level social work students and licensees. She received her Bachelor's of Social Work from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma in 1997, and her Master's of Social Work from the University of Oklahoma in 2000. Upon graduation she began work to obtain her license and received her LCSW in May of 2003. Her experience with community mental health consisted of working with patients with severe and chronic health concerns. She also worked with private not-for-profit agencies, providing services with sexual abuse victims and their families as well as general family counseling services. She is also affiliated with Claremore Regional Hospital providing social work services to the Senior Care Unit and conducts home visits for a local home health agency. She has been practicing with Strength of Mind since April of 2005.

Louna Coleman, R.N.

M. Louna Coleman was born and raised in Petit Place Cazeau, Haiti, West Indies attending secondary school at Ceur de Jesu in Port-au-Prince, where she pursued studies of languages and developed an interest in medical sciences.  She attended Rogers State College in Claremore, Okla., receiving an Associate’s degree in Applied Science-Nursing.  She became a licensed RN in 1989, at which time she was already working as a Med-Surg RN at Claremore Regional Hospital.  When Claremore Regional inaugurated its Senior Care geri-psych unit Louna was called upon to help establish and run the unit as its primary daytime RN.  She became nurse supervisor in 1994.  Maternal responsibilities became primary following the birth of her first child and she resigned from the hospital completely in 1997.  During her time away from professional nursing, Louna kept her nursing license current, participated in medical missions, performed limited private-duty geri-psych nursing, and began raising her three bi-lingual children.  Since 2007, Louna has worked as a psychiatric nurse with a home health agency and with Dr. Jeff McIlroy in his outpatient practice in Claremore, providing intake and assessment, assessing need for med changes, and updating med lists.