- Focused on actionable tools
- Warm client-centered care
- Helps with disaster coping
About Dawn
Dawn Adler is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people navigate stressful life moments. She holds LCSW and LISW credentials and brings six years of practice to each session. Many clients come for help with anxiety, depression, relationship stress, and major life changes.
Her style is practical and steady. She focuses on what a person wants to change and uses clear tools to get there. Sessions often include problem-solving, goal setting, and strategies to manage mood and worry.
Dawn draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and change behavior. She also uses client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on each person’s priorities. Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques are woven in when they fit the client’s goals.
She works with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, caregiving stress, eating and substance issues, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster. Additional areas include attachment and abandonment issues, blended family stress, codependency, and intimacy-related problems.
Sessions aim for clear steps and small, repeatable changes. Dawn helps people build skills for sleep, workplace stress, communication, and maintaining recovery. The approach is collaborative - she listens, then helps craft a plan that fits daily life.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Dawn uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT is practical and often focuses on skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change patterns that get in the way of daily life.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the session on the person's priorities and pace. This approach creates space for people to talk through what matters most and set goals that feel realistic.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dawn will discuss goals, preferences, and life demands with each person and adapt methods over time. The plan is collaborative and may combine CBT, client-centered listening, and brief solution-focused steps as needed.
Confirm session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, shorten commute time, and enable check-ins during a workday or between appointments. Some approaches also translate well to brief, goal-focused meetings that help people practice new skills between sessions.
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Experience
6+ years
Credentials
Ohio, Indiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, trauma and abuse, caregiving strain, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is practical and goal-oriented, combining client-centered listening with tools for behavior change and problem solving.
How much experience does she have?
Dawn has six years of clinical experience working with a range of mental health and life stress concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCSW and LISW credentials and practices from Ohio.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.