- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment-Based work
About Roian
Roian Baalman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing with licenses in Missouri and Texas and has six years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and issues around self-esteem and career. She also supports those coping with chronic illness, caregiver strain, and complex trauma histories.
Her background includes work in behavioral health and substance use agencies and ten years in human services supporting people with intellectual and physical disabilities. That experience informed her move into counseling and shaped how she understands behavior, coping, and long-term support. She is familiar with medication-assisted treatment in substance use care.
Roian draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based approaches, client-centered work, and cognitive behavioral techniques. In sessions she helps people name emotions, notice patterns, and practice new ways of responding. Goals are set together and adjusted as needs change.
She has worked with clinical mental illnesses and personality disorders and with people who have experienced childhood and sexual trauma, abandonment, dissociation, and complex grief. Practical concerns such as sleep, eating, and career stress are also addressed. Her work includes helping people with communication and codependency struggles.
To begin, she asks clients to outline what brought them to counseling and what they hope to change. From there she and the client build step-by-step plans that include coping skills, behavior strategies, and attention to emotional experience.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Roian uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and express the hard-to-name emotions that keep patterns repeating. EFT is often useful when strong feelings drive reactions that then make relationships and daily life harder. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck and to choose actions that match their values. Attachment-Based Therapy is part of her work when early relationship patterns shape current behavior and safety needs.Choosing an approach is collaborative. She will talk with the client about goals, needs, and preferences and then try methods that fit those aims. Together they check progress and adjust the plan until it feels useful.
Confirm the therapist's available session formats before booking, as this profile does not list specific delivery options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, offer shorter check-ins when time is limited, or reduce travel time. Therapists and licensed professionals often combine emotional focus, behavior strategies, and practical tools in remote sessions so clients can practice changes in everyday settings.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Missouri, Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, grief, intimacy and relationship concerns, self-esteem, career issues, and related challenges such as chronic illness and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with ACT, attachment-based methods, client-centered care, and CBT to help clients name feelings and change unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of professional counseling experience, plus ten years earlier work in human services supporting people with intellectual and physical disabilities.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) credentialed in Missouri and Texas and practices from Missouri.
What languages are supported and can international clients work with her?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking since the profile does not list specific formats.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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