Licensed to practice in California and accepts 41 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Depression, Trauma and PTSD and 10 more.
Roman Flintroy
(he/him)
Roman Flintroy, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker, wellness counselor, and community healer with over 20 years of experience supporting individuals and families. Roman specializes in holistic approaches that blend Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, grief therapy, and mind-body practices with mindfulness and grounding techniques. His work centers on helping clients build resilience, reconnect with their strengths, and find balance while navigating challenges like depression, anxiety, trauma, and grief. Roman creates a safe, culturally responsive space where healing and transformation can take root.
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
In our first two sessions, the focus is on building rapport and getting to know each other. This means I’ll invite you to share what brings you to therapy, what your goals are, and any past experiences you’ve had with counseling. I’ll also ask about your strengths, values, and cultural background so we can shape the work in a way that feels authentic and supportive to you. During this time, you can also ask me questions and get a sense of my style to make sure the space feels safe and comfortable. Together, we’ll start identifying the main areas you’d like to work on and set some initial goals, while moving at a pace that feels right for you. These sessions are about creating trust and laying the foundation for the healing process ahead.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
What stands out about my therapeutic approach is that I create a space where people feel truly seen, respected, and safe to be themselves. I meet clients where they are, honoring their cultural background, lived experiences, and personal strengths. My style is warm, collaborative, and grounded in building trust, so therapy feels less like a clinical process and more like a supportive relationship. I focus on helping clients connect to the strengths they already carry within themselves, while offering practical tools they can use in daily life. I bring creativity, mindfulness, and cultural awareness into the work, which allows me to adapt my approach so it resonates with each individual. At the core, my goal is to help people feel empowered, balanced, and connected as they move through challenges and toward healing.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I have been providing services within marginalized communities for over 20 years. The make up of this community has primarily been BIPOC. I find working within my community helps to reach those who would not normally reach out for talk therapy as a way to identify solutions. I have also found that communities of color still stigmatize therapy because historically it was identified as a place that “crazy people” access. I have been working hard to dismantle that belief and it’s working.
Specialties
Top specialties
Anxiety
Depression
Trauma and PTSD
Other specialties
Addiction
Coping Skills
Crisis Intervention
Domestic Violence
Grief
Health/Medical Issues
Insomnia/Sleep Issues
LGBTQ
Older Adults
Racism
I identify as
Black / African American
LGBTQ
Person of Color (POC)
Transgender
Serves ages
Adults (18 to 64)
Elders (65 and above)
Licensed in
California
Accepts
Aetna
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
AvMed
Blue Shield
Blue Shield of California - Medi-Cal
Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)
L.A. Care PASC-SEIU
L.A. Care Covered
L.A. Care Covered Direct
Sutter Health Plan
IHSS Healthy Workers
Cash - $100 per session
Central California Alliance for Health (Medi-Cal)
Gold Coast Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Golden Rule
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Health Plan of San Joaquin/Mountain Valley Health Plan – Medi-Cal
L.A. Care Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Partnership HealthPlan of California (Medi-Cal)
San Francisco Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Santa Clara Family Health Plan - Medi-Cal
Scripps Health Plan
Sharp Health Plan
Surest (formerly Bind)
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
Location
Virtual
My treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in a way that’s flexible and culturally aware. Rather than applying the full model, I use mini parts of CBT to help clients identify the strengths they’ve used in the past and show them how to bring those strengths into daily practice to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, or PTSD. I also incorporate mindfulness and grounding techniques to help clients stay present and manage overwhelming thoughts or emotions. This combination allows people to recognize unhelpful thought patterns, lean on their cultural and personal resilience, and practice strategies that support their healing and overall well-being.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
I incorporate Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques, especially the skills of mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. I use DBT in a practical way that helps clients learn how to manage overwhelming emotions, build healthier coping strategies, and improve communication in their relationships. This approach guides participants through grounding and mindfulness exercises to bring awareness to the present moment, or introduce distress tolerance skills they can use during high-stress situations. By focusing on skill-building, clients gain tools they can practice daily to reduce symptoms, increase emotional balance, and strengthen resilience.
Motivational Interviewing
I use Motivational Interviewing (MI) as a collaborative and client-centered approach to help people explore their own motivation for change. By asking open-ended questions, reflecting, and affirming their strengths, I support clients in identifying their goals and building confidence in their ability to make positive changes. This helps them feel empowered and take ownership of their healing process.
Mind-body approach
I use a mind-body approach to help clients understand the connection between their physical experiences and emotional well-being. This includes practices like mindfulness, breathwork, grounding, and gentle movement, which help release stress stored in the body, regulate the nervous system, and bring clients back into balance. By integrating both the mind and body in therapy, clients build resilience and learn holistic ways to manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, and trauma.
Grief Therapy
I provide grief therapy that supports clients through each stage of grief by using therapeutic approaches tailored to what they are experiencing. Whether it’s denial, anger, bargaining, depression, or acceptance, I help clients identify and process their emotions while honoring their unique grieving process. I integrate tools such as CBT for managing overwhelming thoughts, DBT for coping with intense emotions, and mindfulness and grounding practices to stay present. This approach allows clients to move through grief with compassion, resilience, and healthier ways of coping.
4 ratings with written reviews
January 5, 2026
Great session with Roman. Good listener with practical and supportive suggestions. Very accepting of where I am, patient and understanding. Roman stayed present and in-tune with me, helping me through my process in a non-pressured way.
Verified client, age 65+
December 23, 2025
Nice man, time flew by, looking forward to our next session!
Verified client, age 55-64
September 30, 2025
Roman was a very great listener and gave really good feedback he understood and had a lot of great suggestions and was very easy to talk to him. I really enjoyed this session and will be booking with him again.