Roen is a psychotherapist, writer, and consultant living in rural Vermont.

Long before entering clinical practice, Roen was keenly interested in human behavior. He graduated cum laude from Northeastern University with a degree in political philosophy and attended law school before embarking on a successful two decade long career in strategic consulting and negotiation. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, and investment professionals.

These years inform his understanding of responsibility, conflict, and the pressures people carry.

Presently, Roen holds an M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. He has further training in neuroscience, brain and behavior. His therapeutic work draws on humanist, psychodynamic, and existential traditions, alongside decades of contemplative practice.

His interests center on identity, grief, anger, relationships, and the search for meaning. His approach begins with knowing ourselves: recognizing the patterns that shape us and finding greater freedom in how we respond.

He is the author of Vague Apocalyptica and Capernaum, and is currently writing a second novel and The Finished World: Consciousness and the Myth of Becoming.

At home, his life revolves around reading, classical music, cooking, gardening, and the company of his beloved pets-Ouen, Jupiter, Luka, and Zoya.