About Raven
Raven O'Rourke is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage mood disorders, trauma, family conflict, and HIV-related challenges. She holds a Master of Social Work and a Master of Public Health from Tulane University and brings eight years of clinical experience in these areas. Raven focuses on whatever is happening now.
Sessions aim to identify practical steps and coping strategies that fit daily life. She listens with empathy and offers straightforward feedback when it will help move things forward.
How Raven works
Her approach combines client-centered work with cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused techniques. That can mean checking thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, practicing small changes, and building on what already works. She emphasizes clarity and collaboration when setting goals.
Raven provides phone and video sessions on weekdays and has very limited weekend availability. She also responds by text during weekdays and less often on weekends to support progress between sessions. She works with people living in Tennessee, consistent with her Tennessee LCSW license.
If someone is thinking about starting therapy, she suggests beginning with a short matching questionnaire to help find a good fit and then scheduling a session based on availability.
Raven lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Raven works with
The areas below are the ones Raven selected when setting up a profile. The first one is listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Tennessee |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches and online care that fit your life
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and building a collaborative relationship. It helps when someone needs to feel heard and make sense of difficult emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and finds practical ways to change patterns that keep problems going; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and mood disorders. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on small, achievable steps and uses a problem-solving orientation to build momentum toward goals.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Raven will talk with the person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and then recommend strategies that match those priorities. The process is collaborative and can mix elements from different approaches as fits the situation.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation without travel. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth or camera use is an issue. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, quick skill practice, or when a written conversation feels easier. These options make scheduling more flexible and help fit therapy into a busy life.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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