Hello, I’m Raven.
I’m honored to be your counselor and applaud your courage in embarking on this journey. Drawing from my experience as both a school-based counselor and a college counselor, I bring a diverse skill set to support you on your path of growth and healing. Graduating from UNC-Charlotte, I am committed to providing you with a nurturing and safe environment where we can collaborate to navigate your challenges and accomplish your goals.
Counseling Services I Can Help You With
How to schedule.
Call or Text 336-663-6570
How Often Do Sessions Take Place?
The frequency of counseling sessions depends on what brings you to counseling and the counselor’s recommendation. Often high-risk situations such as a person struggling with suicidal thoughts may engage in sessions more frequently compared to situations that are lower risk. During the first session, the counselor will work with you to understand why you are seeking counseling, the challenges that you are having, and your goals.
What takes place during the first counseling session?
During the first counseling session, we take time to get to know each other. We build a genuine relationship focused on your needs and goals. This counseling session gives us space to talk about what brought you to counseling, your past history, medical and mental health background, challenges you have experienced, and the goals that you would like to achieve.
We use this time to build a treatment plan. This is a therapeutic plan that creates the foundation for our relationship. Inside the treatment plan are your goals, objectives, and times of diagnosis. The diagnosis is not an end-all-be-all. It is more of a marker that gives us information to use. For instance, if your diagnosis relates to anxiety then we can take time to identify appropriate anxiety-related tests to use. We can focus our time on utilizing anxiety coping skills and a treatment plan that focuses on your needs. If you have any questions about the diagnosis please let me know. I am always open to having this conversation with you.
How often should we have counseling sessions?
The number of counseling sessions depends on a few factors. The key factors that connect to how often we should meet for counseling include the severity of what is taking place, the number of therapy goals, the rate of progress, and areas that connect to your needs. Some people choose to use counseling as a form of treatment and prevention. Meaning that seeing a counselor is included in their life. As their counselor, I may meet with them one time every month. This can be a beautiful and transformational check-in. Truly helping a person give their life purpose and alignment. For others, counseling is focused on treatment for a direct area which may take 5 to 10 counseling sessions. Typically counseling sessions last between 45 and 60 minutes
Are the counseling sessions confidential?
Yes, our counseling sessions are confidential and private. There are a few areas that are not confidential due to their dynamics. For instance, if you as the client want me to send records to another provider such as your psychiatrist. This would create an example of the records not being confidential as we are sharing them with a third party. This would only take place if you sign a consent form, also known as a release of information. Please know that I will always keep you in the loop when such matters take place.
