Prior to her work in the mental health profession, Raven spent over a decade dancing professionally for several international recording artists. Through her creative work, she learned firsthand the powerful impact that the arts can have on bettering overall health, especially the mental health of those that use this tool. Since then, much of her time has been spent volunteering her time and skills to raise mental health awareness in historically marginalized communities by providing unique classes that promote emotional, social, cognitive and physical integration. For her work, she was named the 2021 North Carolina Counseling Association's Creativity in Counseling award recipient as well as the 2018

Humbled Initiative Community award recipient.

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Her unique blend of absolute vulnerability and quirkiness has aided men and women of all ages on the journey to self-discovery and awareness. As one that has been impacted by mental health diagnoses of her own and with a goal is to further shift the narrative and break the stigma, Raven is the perfect combination of friend and therapist.