Roian Baalman , LPC

Roian Baalman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and related concerns. She works in Missouri and brings six years of clinical experience to short-term and longer-term work. Roian speaks plain language and focuses on real steps a person can use between sessions.

Her practice combines methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-based work to address symptoms and daily struggles. She also draws on attachment-focused ideas to help people understand closeness, boundaries, and patterns that repeat in relationships. Sessions typically focus on learning skills, testing changes in day-to-day life, and building clearer goals.

Baalman has a background in behavioral health and substance use services and experience with medicated-assisted treatment. Before counseling she spent a decade in human services supporting people with intellectual and physical disabilities, and that history shapes how she sees strengths and limitations in everyday life.

Roian helps people cope with grief, relationship and intimacy difficulties, body image and eating concerns, parenting stress, burnout, and career shifts. She also supports those managing mood disorders, ADHD, trauma histories, and compassion fatigue. Work in sessions can include problem-solving, emotion regulation skills, values clarification, and relapse prevention planning.

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Clients and Roian set goals together and track practical changes. She keeps office hours that include weekdays and Saturdays to fit varied schedules.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Roian uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes that can reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. CBT sessions often include simple experiments to test new ways of behaving and thinking in daily life.

She also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy, which helps people clarify their values and take action toward what matters even when difficult feelings are present. That approach is useful for stress, chronic conditions, and managing urges tied to addiction.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try methods that fit those aims, and adjust the plan as work proceeds. Collaboration helps pick techniques that suit the client’s life and pace.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to give real flexibility. Video lets people use face-to-face interaction for skills practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skills reminders, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These formats help people fit therapy into busy routines and maintain continuity when travel or work schedules change.