Meet Rayne Satterfield, LCSW
IFS therapist. Neurodivergent affirming. AuDHD.
Based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
I Know This Experience From the Inside
I'm an introverted, sensitive, deep-thinking, creative person who spent a good portion of my life not fully understanding why I worked the way I did.
I didn't know about the Highly Sensitive Person trait until well into adulthood. I didn't know I was autistic and ADHD until later still. What I thought of as personal flaws turned out to be my neurotype. The way I'm wired.
Learning that changed things. Not overnight, and not completely. But understanding myself accurately has made it possible to build a life that works with how I am rather than against it.
That's what I want to help you do.
I work with adults who are somewhere in that same journey - sensitive, high-masking, often exhausted, and starting to wonder whether there's a better explanation for their experience than "something is wrong with me." Many of my clients are autistic, ADHD, or both. Many are discovering that for the first time as adults. All of them are ready to understand themselves more deeply rather than just manage themselves more efficiently.
My Approach to Therapy
My approach is casual and direct - I'm not a blank-screen therapist. I bring warmth, curiosity, and gentle observations that reframes something you've been carrying as a problem into something that makes complete sense given your history and your neurotype.
I work primarily from an Internal Family Systems (IFS) framework, which means we spend a lot of time understanding your inner world - the parts of you that protect, the parts that hold pain, and the parts that are ready for something different. This isn't about fixing you or teaching you to cope better. It's about building a genuine relationship with yourself that makes change possible from the inside out.
I don't rush this process. I'm adamant about us staying regulated throughout, and you're always in charge of the pace and direction of the work.
My Training & Modalities
My primary modality is IFS, and I weave other approaches in as they serve the work:
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Internal Family Systems (IFS) — Level 1 trained; the foundation of almost all my clinical work
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EMDR — Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing; for trauma processing when appropriate
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Polyvagal Theory — informs how I understand and work with nervous system responses
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DBT — Dialectical Behavioral Therapy; selected skills as relevant
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Mindfulness and Self-Compassion — woven throughout
My Experience & Credentials
I've been a social worker since 2010 and a therapist since 2014 - over a decade of clinical work before entering private practice. I've worked across a wide range of settings: community mental health, the justice system, addiction treatment, domestic and sexual violence services, school-based work, and jail re-entry programs.
That breadth of experience shapes how I understand complexity, resilience, and the many different forms that survival can take.
Licensure: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Tennessee, License #7573
Education: MSW, Middle Tennessee State University, 2014 · BSW, Middle Tennessee State University, 2010
Member: National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
More About Me
I'm most at ease outdoors - which is part of why Walk & Talk therapy matters to me. I'm married, have a neurodivergent son who keeps things lively, an ornery senior cat, and a cuddly young dog. I make art and craft, like to practice yoga and go on walks, and I'm always in the middle of learning something - probably neurodivergent related.
I care a lot about my clients and doing this work well.
Who I Work With
I work with adults in Tennessee - in person in Murfreesboro and virtually throughout the state - who are:
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Sensitive, high-masking, and exhausted from fitting in
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Exploring or navigating autism, ADHD, or both
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Recovering from burnout, relational trauma, or chronic misattunement
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Ready for therapy that goes somewhere real