About Raven
Raven Wilson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors. She supports those facing relationship strain, family problems, parenting challenges, and difficult life changes. Raven also addresses trauma, grief, intimacy-related concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and struggles with self-esteem and body image.
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on clear skills and practical steps people can use between meetings.
How Raven works
She listens closely, helps name patterns that cause pain, and works with clients to try new ways of coping. Raven draws on evidence-informed methods such as acceptance and commitment strategies, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior skills, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and client-centered care. She tailors tools to each person’s situation rather than using one fixed plan.
Expect short-term tools for immediate relief and longer-term work on values and habits. With six years of clinical experience, she brings steady, calm guidance to emotionally charged problems. Raven emphasizes self-compassion and clearer communication as foundations for change.
She helps people rebuild routines, manage impulses, and repair trust in themselves. Clients meet by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Raven works in English and practices in New York.
To get started people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
Raven lists 7 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 few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How Raven’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting pulled into them, then choose actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, mood issues, and impulsive behaviors. Mindfulness Therapy focuses on present-moment awareness and simple attention skills that reduce reactivity and support emotion regulation.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Raven will talk with each person about goals, past efforts, and preferences, then try methods that fit the situation. She adapts tools over time based on what helps most, combining skills practice with values-based goals.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls let people work face-to-face when more interaction is helpful. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not desired. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, ongoing problem-solving, or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work, school, or parenting schedules while still getting focused therapeutic support from a licensed professional.
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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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