- Goal focused
- Trauma informed
- Substance support
About Roian
Roian Baalman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri. She brings six years of clinical experience and a background in behavioral health and substance use work to sessions. Roian focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, and challenges with self-esteem and motivation.
She uses straightforward talk and collaborative planning to help people set goals and try small changes. Roian draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based methods to match the work to each person's needs. She also has experience with Dialectical Behavior Therapy and client-centered work when they fit the situation.
Before becoming a counselor, Roian spent a decade in human services supporting people with intellectual and physical disabilities. She has experience in behavioral health agencies and with medicated-assisted-treatment for substance use. That background informs how she thinks about long-term recovery and the practical steps people take each week.
In sessions she helps people talk through relationship and intimacy concerns, codependency, coping with life changes, parenting stress, and work-related pressure. She also supports those working through eating and sleeping problems, chronic illness, dissociation, and attachment wounds.
Roian emphasizes a nonjudgmental space where clients and she set clear goals together. If someone is unsure where to start, she helps narrow priorities and build actionable plans to try between meetings.
How Roian’s approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing patterns of thinking and behavior through practical exercises and homework tasks, which can help with depression, anxiety, and sleep or eating concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they show up now, which is helpful for intimacy, abandonment, and attachment issues.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Roian works with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She explains options, listens to what matters most, and adjusts the plan as progress or needs change.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people choose remote sessions to fit therapy into busy schedules, to have shorter check-ins between work tasks, or to avoid travel time. Online work can make it easier to practice behavioral tasks at home and to try skills in the settings where problems happen. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT exercises for remote sessions and use attachment-focused conversation to strengthen insight and improve relationship patterns.
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Experience
6+ years
Credentials
Missouri, Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Roian address?
Roian works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, grief, and relationship and intimacy-related issues, among many others listed in her specialties.
What is her style of therapy like?
She uses a collaborative, plainspoken approach that focuses on goals and small practical changes, drawing from ACT, CBT, attachment-informed work, DBT skills, and client-centered methods.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of professional counseling experience and prior work in behavioral health and substance use agencies as well as a decade in human services.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with licensure in Texas and Missouri, and she practices in Missouri.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin sessions?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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