Raylene Franklin

Raylene Franklin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, caregiver strain, and end-of-life concerns. She brings a calm, person-centered manner and frames support as practical help for real problems. Her approach is straightforward and aimed at helping clients regain confidence and move forward.

Raylene describes her style as easygoing and coaching-oriented. She meets people where they are and focuses on small, manageable steps. That often means identifying immediate goals, building coping skills, and practicing ways to handle tough conversations or daily stressors.

Her background includes long-term work in hospice and end-of-life care, chemical dependency settings, and helping people with developmental and physical challenges. Over recent years she has also worked as a life coach to support people through transitions. This mix of clinical and coaching experience shapes a practical, solutions-focused practice.

Raylene draws from approaches that emphasize the client relationship and clear strategies, such as Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy. She uses these tools to tailor plans to each person's goals and strengths.

People who come to her often want down-to-earth guidance on coping, making decisions, or managing mood and addiction concerns. Sessions are conversational and goal-directed, with attention to what will make daily life feel more manageable.

How therapy approaches shape online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the relationship and on listening closely to the person in front of the therapist. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to make sense of feelings and choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts affect behavior and mood and uses simple, practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress management. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) pays attention to emotions and how they guide reactions, which can support people working through grief, loss, or intense feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will help identify which methods match a client's goals, needs, and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change over time as progress is made and new challenges appear.

For online therapy with this clinician, confirm the session options before booking so you know what formats are currently offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also make regular practice of CBT exercises or emotion-focused techniques more convenient between sessions.