About Raylene
Raylene Franklin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Montana who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addiction, grief, and parenting challenges. She writes plainly and listens before offering practical steps. Her approach is calm and down-to-earth, aimed at making everyday life more manageable.
With 20 years of experience, Raylene draws on a mix of client-centered care and solution-focused techniques to support people through hard transitions. She treats each person as an individual and focuses on small, achievable changes.
Background and approach
Sessions often center on clear goals and simple tools that can be used between meetings. Raylene also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and adjust behaviors that keep problems going. Motivational interviewing is part of her work when someone wants to build confidence to change substance use or other habits.
Emotionally-focused ideas help when relationships and strong feelings are at the heart of the difficulty. Her background includes work with hospice, addiction, and people with a range of mental health needs. That experience informs a practical stance: listen first, prioritize safety, and then try targeted strategies that match each person's situation.
She treats grief, compassion fatigue, and caregiver stress as interconnected challenges rather than separate problems. Raylene offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, and she accepts clients internationally. Starting is straightforward: complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session that fits your timeline.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Raylene uses client-centered therapy to focus on each person's own goals and values, offering a listening, nonjudgmental presence that helps clarify what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy is used to identify patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and to build practical skills for change. Solution-focused therapy helps set small, concrete goals and track progress so people experience forward movement quickly.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Raylene collaborates with clients to decide which methods fit best based on their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and skill practice, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins, shorter coaching-style conversations, or ongoing accountability between longer sessions.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Montana
- Languages
- English
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