Dolliene Raabe, LCSW

Dolliene Raabe is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Missouri with 20 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and difficulty with relationships. Parents and caregivers often come for support when life changes feel overwhelming. She aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and respectful.

Dolliene values a straightforward, collaborative style. She treats each person as the expert on their life and helps them build on existing strengths. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps that can fit into a busy week. Progress is measured by small changes that matter day to day.

Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set concrete goals and build short-term strategies. Both approaches are aimed at helping people solve current problems and learn skills they can use outside sessions.

Dolliene has particular experience with compassion fatigue, grief, trauma and abuse, and caregiving stress. She also supports people dealing with chronic pain or illness, body image concerns, and relationship issues like infidelity, communication struggles, and commitment worries. Many clients seek help for sleep problems and coping with major life transitions.

Sessions are conversational and task-oriented. Dolliene works with clients to try strategies between meetings and then reviews what helps. The focus is on practical tools, clearer thinking, and rebuilding confidence so daily life feels more manageable.

How her approaches translate to online work

Dolliene uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different actions. CBT sessions look at patterns that keep problems going and teach practical skills for changing them, which can be practiced between sessions.

She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set small, achievable goals and focus on what works now. That approach is useful when someone wants quick, targeted changes and clear next steps to test in daily life.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then try methods that match those needs. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video is useful for a full conversation, phone can fit a break at work or when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging works for short check-ins and written exercises. These options aim to make therapy fit into a busy life and support steady progress.