Roian Baalman, LPC
Compassionate counselor helping people reshape their story
Details
| Name | Roian Baalman |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Missouri |
| Licensed in | Missouri, Texas |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 6 |
About Roian
Roian Baalman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri. She brings six years of professional experience to sessions and focuses on everyday struggles people name first - stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, and questions about identity and relationships. She uses Narrative therapy alongside other approaches to help people tell and reframe their life stories.
Roian also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral techniques to help clients make small, practical changes.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Before becoming a therapist, Roian spent ten years in human services working with people who have intellectual and physical disabilities. She also worked in behavioral health and substance use settings, and has experience with medicated assisted treatment approaches in those contexts.
Her background includes supporting people through childhood and sexual trauma, abandonment, and complex grief. She has experience with mood disorders, personality concerns, addiction, and the overlaps between chronic health issues and mental health. Roian aims to build an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can name what matters and set realistic goals.
She partners with clients to sort through priorities and to find steps that fit their lives. Practical planning and story work are common tools in sessions. Office hours include weekdays with some Saturday availability.
Roian works with clients in English and conducts sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse among the things Roian works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Roian among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Roian among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Roian among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Roian among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Roian among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Roian among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Roian among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Roian among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Roian among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Roian among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Roian among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Roian directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Roian directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Using narrative and evidence-based approaches online
Roian combines Narrative therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-based ideas to help people make sense of painful experiences and change what matters most. Narrative therapy helps people take a step back and retell difficult parts of their life story so they have more choices about next steps. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values-driven action and small behavior changes that reduce suffering and build a meaningful life. Attachment-based ideas look at patterns in relationships and how early bonds affect current reactions and closeness.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Roian will talk with each person about their history, goals, and what feels useful. She partners with clients to try methods, adjust as needed, and settle on a way of working that fits personality and daily demands.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different needs. Video calls are similar to in-person sessions and work well for deeper conversation. Phone sessions and live chat can be easier when someone needs a shorter check-in or has limited bandwidth. Text-based messaging is useful for ongoing support between sessions or for people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or health-related routines.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Roian help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, eating and sleeping concerns, and related challenges such as caregiver stress and chronic illness.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Roian emphasizes Narrative therapy plus practical approaches like ACT and CBT. Sessions focus on telling your story, clarifying goals, and practicing small changes that fit daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of professional counseling experience and earlier work in human services. Her background includes roles in behavioral health and substance use settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Roian is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Missouri and Texas and practices from Missouri.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people located where licensing and regional rules allow practice.
What session formats are available?
Roian offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and starting therapy work?
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