Raylissa Batten, LCSW

Raylissa Batten is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Tennessee with 18 years of experience in mental health and more than a decade of direct counseling. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, and depression. She also focuses on issues such as attachment and abandonment, blended family concerns, codependency, and caregiver stress.

Raylissa uses clear, practical methods in sessions. She treats clients as the experts on their own lives and helps them notice strengths they already have. Conversations are straightforward and aimed at small, manageable changes that reduce overwhelm and build confidence.

Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and mindfulness practices. Those methods are used to help people manage difficult thoughts, improve communication, and develop new coping skills. Sessions mix skill-building, values clarification, and real-life problem solving.

She often focuses on patterns that keep people stuck, such as people-pleasing, fear of abandonment, or avoidance of conflict. Raylissa helps people practice setting boundaries, speaking up, and living more in line with their values. Work in therapy is paced to what each person can manage and apply between sessions.

Her style aims to be direct and practical. She guides clients through small experiments and homework so insights turn into everyday changes. People who want concrete tools to handle relationships, stress, or parenting demands may find this approach useful.

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