Roian Baalman, LPC

Roian Baalman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with six years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, grief, and challenges that affect daily functioning. Her tone is direct and practical, aimed at people who want straightforward support and clear next steps.

Her approach combines evidence-based tools with a client-centered way of working. She uses methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy to help people notice patterns, test new behaviors, and build more workable habits. Sessions may include skill practice, values clarification, and talking through past experiences that still affect feelings and choices.

Baalman has background in behavioral health and substance use settings and experience with medicated-assisted treatment. Before becoming a counselor she spent a decade in human services supporting people with intellectual and physical disabilities, which shaped her practical outlook on care. She also draws on lived experience when it helps clients feel understood.

In sessions she aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can name goals and try manageable changes. She helps people set goals, break problems into steps, and track small wins. The process is collaborative and paced to what each person can do.

To start, clients choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability. Costs vary by location and are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It is often useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns, useful for depression, anxiety, and some problem behaviors. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and can help with intimacy, abandonment, and trust issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and collaborate on which methods to try. That may mean blending techniques from different approaches and checking in regularly to see what helps.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also make scheduling across different locations simpler and can support continued work while managing health challenges or caregiving responsibilities.