LCSW, 10 years of experience
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Life Coach with 15+ years’ experience partnering with individuals, families, adolescents, and women to help them reach their goals and live more fulfilling and healthy lives. Dealing with stress, depression, work, family or personal issues? Balancing work, family, friends, and life can be overwhelming. Partnering with a therapist to overcome life's challenges can be essential to living a healthy and fulfilling life.
In the first session we will discuss current challenges, mental health history, and goals for our work together.
My approach combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, DBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapies, and other clinically appropriate modalities. I will collaborate with you to create a treatment plan that helps you reach your individual goals. A real therapist for real people! Make the first step to enjoying your new life! Over the past 10 years I have developed an approach that can be contoured to help each client reach their individual goals.
I am dedicated to partnering with you to create an individualized treatment plan that focuses on a growth mindset, effective coping skills, and uses clinical therapeutic strategies to enhance your functioning and emotional development. I partner with client who are eager to analyze the challenges you are facing, their underlying causes, and provide skills to change the behaviors and thought patterns that are keeping you from being the person you want to be.
7 ratings with written reviews
July 11, 2025
Just a good feeling about Raven her qualities shine through in her picture felt I’d have good connection with her and I’m right I feel very comfortable with her like knowing she’ll be able to help me easy to talk to
May 22, 2025
I loved meeting Raven today and really appreciated her good humor, open-mindedness and kindness, and knowledge about some of the topics I’m wanting to uncover and address in my life, specifically ADHD. I’m looking forward to working with Raven in future sessions!
April 30, 2025
My life has improved so much for the better after consistently meeting with Raven. I decided to give therapy another shot after having an in-person provider that I could just not communicate well with, nor relate to. I always leave with something that I can implement to move me toward my goals and toward the person I am striving to become.
I have been using CBT for more than 15 years. CBT is a widely used therapeutic approach that focuses on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. I use it to assist clients with connecting their thoughts, behaviors, and feelings. It operates on the premise that our thoughts and beliefs about ourselves, others, and the world around us directly influence our emotions and actions. The goal of CBT is to identify and challenge negative or unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, replacing them with more adaptive and constructive ones.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a therapeutic approach that emphasizes acceptance of thoughts and feelings, mindfulness, and commitment to actions aligned with personal values. As a therapist I implement ACT in their practice with most clients. ACT allows me to use value clarification, mindfulness, acceptance and commitment, and behavioral activation.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a comprehensive therapeutic approach developed to treat individuals with a wide range of mental health concerns. DBT consists of four main modules: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. I have used DBT for more than 5 years.
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a collaborative, goal-oriented approach to counseling that is designed to elicit and strengthen a person's intrinsic motivation for change. As a therapist and coach I have used MI for more than 15 years. I use MI to building rapport and trust, create a safe, nonjudgmental space where clients feel respected, understood, and supported. IM is helpful in exploring ambivalence, soliciting change talk, and more