Raven Lang
I am Raven Lang, a licensed Clinical Social Worker with nearly 20 years of experience in mental health, hospice, and medical social work. I have been providing therapeutic interventions for over 10 years. I am passionate about person-centered care, recovery, and advocacy.
I am also the co-author of The Freeman's Family Feelings, a therapeutic coloring book created with a licensed professional counselor to help children explore and express emotions through art.
I am also the co-author of The Freeman's Family Feelings, a therapeutic coloring book created with a licensed professional counselor to help children explore and express emotions through art. My goal is to create a space where you can show up as your full self—without judgment. Together, we’ll work through challenges around anxiety, depression, or self-care, while focusing on building healthy boundaries and strengthening your voice in relationships and within yourself.
First session
Our first session will be to establish common ground to build a great working rapport with each other.
Strengths
Most often, Motivation Interviewing is the therapeutic approach of choice. Sessions will build on what's important to you, then lends itself to finding the root of the problem and also a quicker resolution.
Ideal clients
My ideal client is someone who is willing and motivated to learn and implement healthy coping mechanisms to improve their overall well-being and live a more fulfilling, balanced, and optimal life. They understand that every day will not be perfect and that challenges, setbacks, and difficult emotions are a natural part of life. However, they are open to personal growth, self-reflection, and making positive changes to improve their quality of life. Through counseling, my goal is to help clients explore and identify the underlying causes and root issues that contribute to their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. By gaining a deeper understanding of themselves and their experiences, clients can develop effective coping strategies, build resilience, improve emotional regulation, and learn healthier ways to navigate everyday stressors and challenges. I strive to create a supportive, nonjudgmental environment where clients feel empowered to work through difficulties, overcome barriers, and develop the skills necessary to achieve their personal goals. Ultimately, my ideal client is someone who is ready to take an active role in their therapeutic journey and committed to building lasting, positive changes that support a healthier and more fulfilling life.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I process CBT as a structured, short-term, goal-oriented form of psychotherapy that operates on the fundamental principle that an individual's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected, and that by changing dysfunctional thinking patterns and behaviors, people can change how they feel.
Grief Therapy
I have extensive knowledge of different theoretical frameworks, such as the stages of grief. I can distinguish between normal grief, complicated or prolonged grief disorder, disenfranchised grief, and traumatic grief, and provide information tailored to those distinctions.
Motivational Interviewing
When using MI, I work to establish, Partnership/Collaboration, Acceptance, Compassion, Evocation, and Core Skills .
Location
Virtual sessions
Identifies as
Black / African American
Woman
Top specialties
Anxiety
Coping Skills
Depression
Other specialties
Anger Management
Family Conflict
Grief
Serves
Adults (18 to 64)
Elders (65 and above)
Individual Therapy
Licensed in
AlabamaLicense 4063C
MississippiLicense C9842