Raquel Colbert-Dawson, LPC

Raquel Colbert-Dawson helps people navigate the layers of life experience to create a clearer path toward healthier, more satisfying living. She centers her work on practical growth and emotional skill building, supporting clients as they develop new mindsets, strengthen self-value and confidence, and move past patterns that have held them back.

With 12 years of clinical experience, she is licensed to practice counseling in Oklahoma and Texas and holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor - a state license for mental health practice. Raquel draws on evidence-based approaches to tailor care to each person’s needs, combining collaborative, client-focused work with structured techniques when appropriate.

Individuals who make the most progress with her often share five qualities: readiness to commit to personal growth; willingness to cultivate new emotional skills and perspectives; dedication to building self-value, esteem, and confidence; a desire to stop making excuses; and openness to trusting the therapeutic process. Raquel works with stress and anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem concerns, and coping with life changes, and she also addresses aging and geriatric matters, body image, commitment and communication problems, divorce and separation, hospice and end-of-life counseling, panic attacks, social anxiety and related areas. She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Raquel Colbert-Dawson

Raquel integrates Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to support clients in online settings. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a compassionate, nonjudgmental stance and helps people explore their values and feelings while building self-trust and resilience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and uses practical strategies to reduce symptoms of anxiety, panic, and stress and to improve daily functioning.

She also draws on the Gottman Method for relationship and intimacy concerns, offering structured tools to improve communication, manage conflict, and rebuild connection between partners. Raquel approaches treatment collaboratively, working with each person to determine which methods best match their goals, preferences, and life circumstances rather than prescribing a single path.

Online therapy with Raquel is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to attend regular sessions, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access licensed professional support from wherever the client is located within the permitted service area.