Raven O'Rourke, LCSW

Licensed in Tennessee · 8 years in practice

Raven O'Rourke earned a Master of Social Work and a Master of Public Health from Tulane University.

License and registration

LCSW, Tennessee: 5966 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1477989713 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 8
Languages: English

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About Raven

Raven O'Rourke earned a Master of Social Work and a Master of Public Health from Tulane University. She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - practicing in Tennessee and brings eight years of experience supporting people through difficult life changes. Her style is direct, warm, and nonjudgmental.

She aims to listen first and offer practical steps that fit each person's situation. Raven has focused much of her work with people living with HIV, helping them manage mood disorders, trauma, and family conflict.

Background and approach

She often helps people who are coping with anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship strain. She also addresses concerns linked to intimacy, addiction, and compassion fatigue. In sessions she centers the client's immediate needs.

She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. She also draws on client-centered principles to make space for what matters most to the person in front of her. Raven uses solution-focused strategies to set clear, manageable goals and build steps toward them.

She offers a mix of feedback, practical tools, and listening, so sessions feel both productive and humane. Communication is straightforward and aimed at helping people move forward. She provides live phone and video sessions on weekdays with very limited weekend hours.

Raven's practice accepts people who live in Tennessee and conducts therapy in English. If someone prefers shorter check-ins, she also responds by text during weekdays and uses messaging as part of care.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Raven lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

LGBT
Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Self esteem
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
HIV / AIDS
Life purpose
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sexuality

Approaches Raven names

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Online support

How Raven blends approaches for online care

Raven often uses Client-Centered Therapy to make sure sessions begin with the client's priorities. This approach focuses on listening, understanding what matters most, and shaping therapy around the person's own goals and values. It helps when someone needs a space to be heard and to clarify what they want to change.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. CBT helps people identify patterns that increase anxiety or low mood and try practical experiments to change responses. This approach can be useful for panic, depression, obsessive thoughts, and mood regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Raven will talk with clients about their needs and preferences and suggest techniques to try. The plan is collaborative so methods can be adjusted as progress and goals evolve.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video lets people build rapport face to face, phone calls need less bandwidth and can be simpler to arrange, and messaging or live chat can be useful for quick check-ins or when a shorter touchpoint is helpful. These options offer flexibility in scheduling and how someone prefers to connect.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Raven commonly help with?

She supports people dealing with anxiety, depression, mood disorders, trauma, grief, relationship and family problems, and issues related to intimacy and addiction. Raven also works with people living with HIV and addresses related mental health needs.

What is Raven's approach in therapy?

Her style is client-centered and straightforward. She blends cognitive behavioral techniques with solution-focused work and listens carefully to set practical goals.

How much experience does she have?

Raven has eight years of clinical experience supporting people through mood disorders, trauma, and family conflict.

Where is Raven licensed to practice?

She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Tennessee and provides services to people who live in that state.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, with live phone or video on weekdays and limited weekend hours.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Raven?

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