Romia "Mia" Evans Baggs , LCSW

Romia "Mia" Evans Baggs is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with more than 16 years of clinical experience supporting people through a wide range of life challenges. She works with depression, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, parenting and career difficulties, motivation and self-esteem struggles, compassion fatigue, and trauma including emotional, physical, sexual, and combat-related experiences. Her practice also addresses addiction, grief, intimacy and sexual concerns, sleep and eating issues, ADHD and bipolar-related coping, and the stresses of caregiving and life transitions.

Her therapeutic style is warm, interactive, and person-centered. She blends cognitive-behavioral techniques with humanistic, client-centered principles and collaborative language approaches to tailor conversations and treatment plans to each individual's needs. This flexible combination allows her to focus on practical skills, deeper emotional processing, and meaningful values-based change depending on what a client needs.

Licensed to practice in North Carolina, Texas, and Oregon, she emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every session. She is committed to supporting people who take the courageous step toward greater wellbeing and works collaboratively to help them move toward more fulfilling, balanced lives.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Romia "Mia" Evans Baggs draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and client-centered methods to support clients in online settings. ACT helps people clarify their values and learn to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking committed action toward meaningful goals - it is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, providing practical strategies for symptoms like persistent worry, low mood, and sleep or eating disruptions. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy and collaborative listening, creating a respectful space where clients can explore relationship issues, self-esteem, and emotional processing.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and she works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration guides how sessions are structured and which skills or interventions are prioritized.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - which can make it easier to fit care into busy schedules, manage caregiving or work demands, and maintain continuity of support during life changes. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches effectively to remote formats to help clients build coping skills and make meaningful progress.