Roian Baalman, LPC

Roian Baalman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who uses a practical, skills-focused approach to help people manage everyday struggles. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside other methods to address things like anxiety, stress, addiction, and depression. Her tone is straightforward and focused on small, usable changes. Roian has six years of professional experience, including work in behavioral health and substance use settings before moving into private practice. She has supported people dealing with trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and issues tied to caregiving, chronic illness, or body image. She has also worked with clients navigating abandonment, attachment problems, dissociation, and co-occurring conditions. Her prior decade of work in human services included supporting people with intellectual and physical disabilities, which shaped her practical outlook on care. That background informs how she helps people find day-to-day strategies that actually fit their life. She also brings experience with medication-assisted treatment in substance use care. In sessions she helps clients set clear, achievable goals and then practices the skills needed to meet them. Roian combines CBT tools with acceptance-based and attachment-aware ideas when useful. She also uses client-centered and dialectical skills to keep conversations grounded and collaborative. Roian aims to create a nonjudgmental space where people can talk through difficult feelings and try new approaches. She works with clients to identify priorities and builds treatment around their needs and pace. Scheduling is offered within a flexible weekday window and some weekend availability.

Practical approaches you can use online

CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test them against real-life evidence. It often includes short at-home exercises and concrete tools for anxiety, sleep problems, and mood management. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches skills to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while focusing on values-based actions that matter to a person. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people change how they connect and respond to others. These approaches are explained in clear terms and mixed to fit each person's needs. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as goals evolve. Online formats make it easier to access therapy around work, caregiving, or mobility limits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and practice of skills, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging support brief check-ins, journaling, or timely coaching between longer sessions. These options provide flexibility so people can keep progress moving even when schedules are tight.