About Raven
Raven Patten, LCSW, offers a straightforward, practical approach to anxiety and stress. She keeps sessions focused on small, usable steps so people can start feeling steadier and more in control. Her style is warm and direct, meeting clients where they are while also offering honest feedback to encourage change.
Raven works with people who feel overwhelmed, burned out, or stuck. She helps them slow down, sort through what matters, and make choices that match their goals.
Background and approach
Many seek her out for anxious feelings, relationship strain, or low self-esteem. In sessions she blends cognitive behavioral ideas with strengths-based and solution-focused strategies. That means she helps identify unhelpful thoughts, highlights personal strengths, and sets short-term, practical goals.
The focus is on tools that can be used between appointments to reduce worry and improve daily functioning. Raven uses what she calls a "First Day" mindset to support change. This approach encourages fresh starts and small shifts rather than waiting for the perfect moment.
It’s designed to reduce overwhelm and make progress feel attainable. She has four years of clinical experience and holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential in North Carolina. Raven offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, and she accepts clients internationally.
Getting started involves completing a brief matching questionnaire and scheduling a session.
Evidence-based approaches and online therapy options
Raven commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques that help people notice and change patterns of thought and behavior that feed anxiety. These techniques focus on practical exercises and small experiments people can try between sessions to reduce worry and improve daily routines.She also draws on strengths-based work, which highlights a person’s existing skills and resources. This approach helps people build on what already works for them and use those strengths to handle stress and life changes.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Raven takes a collaborative stance and will help figure out which techniques fit a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts methods over time based on what is most helpful.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation when schedules and bandwidth permit. Phone sessions can be a good option when a camera is not convenient or when someone needs a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, reflections between sessions, or ongoing check-ins without scheduling a full call. These options aim to make therapy flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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