Dolliene Raabe , LCSW

Dolliene Raabe is a licensed clinical social worker in Missouri with 20 years of practice. She focuses on helping people reduce stress and anxiety, build self-esteem, and manage relationship and intimacy-related concerns. Dolliene emphasizes practical steps and steady support so clients can move toward clearer goals.

Her approach treats the client as the expert on their own life. She helps people notice strengths they already have and apply those strengths to real problems. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with straightforward tools to try between meetings.

Dolliene commonly helps people who are coping with major life changes, grief, or compassion fatigue. She also works with issues around sleeping, chronic illness or pain, and caregiver stress. When relationships are strained she offers strategies for communication, commitment, jealousy, and infidelity-related concerns.

She uses methods drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to keep work practical. That means identifying unhelpful patterns, testing small changes, and building on what works. Progress is tracked in simple, measurable ways so clients can see what’s changing.

Dolliene is comfortable addressing family of origin issues, blended family challenges, and the emotional fallout of divorce or separation. Her aim is to help clients regain steadiness and clearer direction. She invites people who are ready to make changes to take a first step and see what feels useful.

Practical approaches for online care

Many of Dolliene’s sessions use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and address sleep problems. Solution-Focused Therapy is also part of her work and centers on setting clear, short-term goals and trying small, doable steps that build momentum.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. The focus is on what the client wants to change and which tools feel most helpful.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can pick what fits their life. Video is useful for fuller conversation and nonverbal cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat offers a quick check-in, and messaging suits those who prefer written reflections or shorter exchanges. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or medical needs.