Diego Román Roldán – General Health Psychologist in Palmones (Campo de Gibraltar)
Diego Román Roldán
General Health Psychologist (COPAO AN 12348) · Contextual therapies · Functional analysis · Sessions in Spanish, English & sign language
Professional profile
Diego Román Roldán is a General Health Psychologist, registered with the Colegio Oficial de Psicología de Andalucía Occidental (COPAO) under AN 12348, and a member of the team at Ocnos Psychology Clinic in Palmones.
He has a solid background in high-vulnerability contexts, social services and supporting neurodiversity and disability. Throughout his professional experience, he has worked with people experiencing emotional difficulties, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties and traumatic experiences, as well as with people with intellectual disability and behavioural difficulties. This has shaped a particularly respectful, sensitive and non-stigmatising way of working with psychological distress.
Additionally, he has experience in Early Intervention and supporting children with developmental difficulties, which provides a broad understanding of family dynamics and the impact of the environment on emotional wellbeing. Although his clinical work is mainly focused on adults, he retains a strong foundation for working with younger people when families need it.
His therapeutic approach is grounded in functional analysis of behaviour — a model that helps understand why certain emotions or behaviours appear and what keeps them going, by identifying triggers and reinforcing consequences. This supports tailored, precise interventions aimed at sustainable change, always informed by the best available evidence.
I support people with a warm, functional approach: understanding what is happening, why it persists, and what you need to move forward. I believe in practical, respectful, evidence-informed therapy where you can feel safe while learning skills that help you live more consistently with your values.
Areas of practice
Diego supports clients with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties and neurodevelopmental conditions, integrating his training in General Health Psychology, intervention with at-risk minors and contextual therapies.
- Anxiety: understanding how the problem works, reducing symptoms and rebuilding confidence day to day.
- Depression: graded activation, restoring routines and reconnecting with meaningful activities.
- Trauma: careful, paced work focused on safety, stabilisation and progress at your own rhythm.
- Relationship difficulties: communication, boundaries, self-esteem and healthier ways of relating.
- Neurodevelopmental conditions: support for individuals and families, contextual understanding and practical strategies.
- Behavioural difficulties: functional assessment (ABC) and realistic, maintainable change plans.
Clinic resources: anxiety treatment · depression · affirmative therapy · neuropsychology · psychological assessment · couples therapy.
Related support: OCD · sex therapy · psychology for businesses.
Appointments in Palmones and Campo de Gibraltar
Diego offers in-person sessions in Palmones (Los Barrios), supporting people across Campo de Gibraltar. Online therapy may also be available depending on your needs and clinical suitability.
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Verification and professional presence
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Articles by Diego Román
You can find Diego’s articles on the Ocnos blog — written with a functional, evidence-informed approach. Browse them here:
Would you like to start therapy with Diego?
If you’re looking for practical, respectful therapy to understand what’s happening, why it continues, and how to move forward with realistic tools, you can book an initial appointment and see if this approach feels right for you.
Signs of a toxic work environment: why you start doubting yourself and how to protect yourself
A toxic work environment does not always look obvious at first. Sometimes it starts with criticism, pressure, shifting expectations and the feeling that whatever you do is never enough. In this article, Diego Román explains why this can make you doubt yourself, which signs to look out for, and how to start protecting yourself without blaming yourself.
Eating Behaviour and Functional Analysis: Why the Problem Isn’t “Lack of Willpower”
Picture a scene that may feel painfully familiar. It is late, the day has been long, and you have been chaining tasks together: work, responsibilities, dozens of small and big decisions. At last the house is quiet. You sit down. For the first time in hours, you are not responding to anyone.
And then a thought shows up: “I could eat something.” It is not quite physical hunger. It is more that, just by imagining food, something inside loosens. As if eating marked the end of the day — permission to stop holding everything up.
Challenging Behaviour
In the field of neurodevelopment, what we often label as “challenging behaviour” is, in reality, a desperate attempt by the nervous system to communicate or regulate itself in an environment that feels overwhelming. Understanding the internal logic of these behaviours is the first step towards effective and humane intervention.