Romia "Mia" Evans Baggs, LCSW

Romia "Mia" Evans Baggs is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with more than 16 years of experience supporting people through a wide range of life challenges. She holds licenses in North Carolina, Texas, and Oregon and brings experience treating conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, addiction concerns, grief, compassion fatigue, and trauma including emotional, physical, sexual, and combat-related experiences. Her work also addresses relationship and family issues, parenting and blended family dynamics, intimacy and sexual concerns, self-esteem and motivation, sleep and eating difficulties, career transitions, and stress related to caregiving and first-responder roles.

Her therapeutic style is described as warm and interactive, and she draws from cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and collaborative language systems approaches to shape treatment. As an LCSW - a licensed mental health professional trained to provide assessment, therapy, and clinical support - she tailors conversations and individual treatment plans to match each person’s specific needs, values, and goals. Romia aims to create a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate environment where practical skills and deeper emotional work can move people toward greater functioning and well-being.

She is committed to partnering with clients through change, offering steady clinical guidance while adapting methods to fit each person’s life and priorities.

Evidence-Informed Approaches Delivered Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to help people clarify what matters most to them and learn practical ways to act in line with those values even when difficult thoughts or feelings arise - it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to distress, offering structured tools for challenges such as anxiety, mood concerns, and coping with change.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, empathic therapeutic relationship where the therapist listens carefully and adapts support to each person’s experience, helping with self-esteem, relationship and family issues, and personal growth.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Romia "Mia" Evans Baggs works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She combines approaches as appropriate and revisits the plan over time to ensure it remains helpful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can occur by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. This variety lets clients access licensed professionals from home, during breaks, or while traveling, and supports continuity of care when in-person visits are not feasible.