The Experience We Offer
At The Roost Counseling, our purpose is to provide personalized mental health services. We partner closely with clients and their social resources to craft individualized paths toward chosen goals, empowering individuals to establish new relationships with their bodies, emotions, and thoughts.
Steph Julia-Suriano
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate
Office Location - Bend Oregon
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I work with clients experiencing anxiety, relationship challenges, ADHD-related difficulties, perfectionism, emotional avoidance, and major life transitions. I also provide affirming support for members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community.
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Clients often describe my approach as warm, grounded, collaborative, and thoughtfully direct. I believe the client is the expert on their own life, and therapy works best when we honor your values, goals, and direction for change. My role is to bring curiosity, compassion, humor, and clinical insight while remaining deeply committed to supporting the growth you want for yourself. I believe lightheartedness can be an important part of healing, helping create space for honesty, perspective, and self-compassion even in difficult conversations.
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My work draws from Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT), existential therapy, and solution-focused approaches. My training includes EMDR Level 1 certification and specialized coursework in ADHD. I enjoy helping clients identify the beliefs, patterns, and internal narratives that keep them stuck while also building on the strengths and wisdom they already possess. Before becoming a counselor, I spent 20 years in education as a teacher and K–12 science supervisor, experiences that continue to inform my understanding of development, relationships, and the impact environments have on mental health.
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I have a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health from Oregon State University - Cascades and a Master’s Degree in Education Administration from The University of Massachusetts. I am a Registered Associate with the Oregon board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists and practice under the supervision of Loryn Cummins, LPC.
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I am able to submit claims for OHP, Pacific Source Community Solutions, Moda, Aetna, and BCBS.
I offer sessions at a reduced rate for a set amount of clients. Please ask about availability if you are experiencing financial hardship.
Currently has availability for new clients.
Nikki Stout
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I work with adults and children 8+ who may be dealing with anxiety, past difficult experiences, relationship or family stress, low self-esteem, questions about identity, feeling overwhelmed, or big life changes. Some people come to therapy knowing exactly what they want to work on, while others just know they feel stuck, disconnected, or ready for something to change.
I offer affirming care to siblings and parents of people with disabilities, as well as to LGBTQ+ clients.
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My approach is warm, collaborative, and curious. I believe therapy can be a place to slow down, better understand what you’re feeling, and make sense of patterns that may be keeping you stuck.
Together, we can explore how your experiences and relationships have shaped you, while also working on things like understanding your emotions, setting boundaries, improving relationships, and responding to difficult situations in new ways. Therapy is not one-size-fits-all, so we’ll focus on what feels most helpful for you and move at a pace that feels manageable.
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I believe our past experiences and relationships can shape how we see ourselves, connect with others, and respond when life feels difficult. My work often focuses on helping clients understand these patterns with more compassion while finding new ways to move forward.
My perspective is also shaped by my lived experience as the twin sibling of a brother with disabilities. This has contributed to my passion for supporting siblings and parents as they navigate family roles, caregiving, responsibility, boundaries, identity, and making room for their own needs.
Depending on what feels helpful, I may use EMDR, parts work, mindfulness, body-based approaches, CBT, DBT, narrative therapy, and creative activities. I pull from different approaches rather than expecting the same kind of therapy to work for everyone.
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I hold a Master of Social Work degree and am registered with the Oregon Board of Licensed Social Workers as a Clinical Social Work Associate. I am currently supervised for clinical licensure by Taylor Henry, LCSW.
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I am able to submit claims for OHP, Pacific Source Community Solutions, Moda, Aetna, and BCBS.
I offer sessions at a reduced rate for a set amount of clients. Please ask about availability if you are experiencing financial hardship.
Currently has availability for new clients.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate
Office Location - Bend & Sisters Oregon
Kaia Roast
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I work with adults and children 8+.
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I believe that healing occurs through authentic connection with others and with oneself. However, many of us experience relationships where we don’t feel valued, heard, seen, or loved for who we really are. These relationships, whether in our families of origin, our friendships, our intimate relationships, or within systemic oppression, lead us to believe that being our authentic self is not always acceptable, lovable, or even safe. I will provide an empathetic and grounding space from which you can express your authentic self at your own pace.
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Together, we will create a collaborative therapeutic relationship that empowers greater curiosity, trust, and joy in your relationships with others and with yourself. I use an integrative approach that pulls from somatic work, relational cultural theory, person-centered theory, and accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy. My focus is on helping you process deep emotions in the here and now to support you with anxiety, grief, trauma, depression, disconnection, transitions, and relationship challenges.
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I am currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Oregon State University – Cascades, with an anticipated graduation date of June 2027. I practice under the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists (OBLPCT) and receive ongoing clinical supervision from Loryn Cummins, a Licensed Professional Counselor and Approved Supervisor.
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As a Student Intern I am able to offer affordable sessions; thirty dollars per hour or free for OHP clients.
Waitlist for new clients.
Graduate Student Intern
Office Location - Bend Oregon
Loryn Cummins
Licensed Professional Counselor, Supervisor
Office Location - Sisters Oregon
Waitlist for new clients.
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I work with children 8+, adults, and couples.
I’m passionate about working with motivated clients who struggle with perfectionism, anxiety, and feeling calm and connected in relationships. All work with kids is paired with parent coaching.
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I bring a calm, playful, and motivating presence to my sessions with clients. This means that as a counselor I will create a personable relationship that offers a sense of safety and a place for you to express your true concerns and emotions. I will help you move past what is keeping you stuck by offering creative techniques and a straight-forward approach.
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I incorporate EMDR, play therapy, mindfulness, parts work, CBT, DBT, Emotion Focused Couples Therapy and attachment and somatic-based practices into sessions with clients.
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I hold a Master’s Degree in Counseling and a license through the Oregon board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists.
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I am able to submit claims for OHP, Pacific Source Community Solutions, Pacific Source, Moda, Providence, Aetna, and BCBS.
I offer sessions at a reduced rate for a set amount of clients. Please ask about availability if you are experiencing financial hardship.