- CBT techniques
- Client-centered work
- Mindfulness tools
About Dawn
Dawn Adler is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) in Indiana and an LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker) in Ohio with six years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, grief, and related challenges including intimacy and sleep difficulties.
Dawn focuses on practical steps people can use right away. She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits. She draws on client-centered methods to keep sessions grounded in each person’s priorities. Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques help people notice patterns and try small changes between sessions.
People often come to her for help with attachment wounds, abandonment, blended family challenges, caregiver strain, codependency, communication and commitment struggles. She also supports those coping with divorce, domestic violence, substance concerns, eating-related issues, and the emotional impact of disasters.
Her style emphasizes clear, skills-based work rather than labels. Sessions aim to teach ways to manage symptoms, improve communication, and set realistic steps for change. Motivational interviewing may be used when someone wants to make lasting behavior change, such as with substance use or lifestyle shifts.
Dawn accepts clients in English and works with people who live outside the United States. Cost varies by location, and sessions operate through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first appointment is scheduled through the online therapy options button.
How her approaches translate to online work
Dawn commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in her sessions. CBT involves identifying and testing thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and managing guilt. Client-centered work focuses on the person’s goals and priorities and keeps the pace directed by what the client most wants to address.She also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice patterns without harsh self-judgment and Solution-Focused techniques to set short-term, achievable goals. Together these methods allow practical skill building and experiments between sessions, which are easy to plan and track in online work. Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. Dawn will discuss goals and preferences and adapt methods so they fit what a person wants to try and how they prefer to work.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it simpler to fit sessions into daily life by reducing travel, allowing shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and letting people choose whether to have sessions with or without video depending on what helps them engage. Licensed professionals can use these formats to maintain consistent, skills-focused therapy across locations.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Ohio, Indiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
Dawn helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, addictions, grief, and related areas such as sleep and intimacy problems.
How does she approach shame or guilt related issues?
She uses cognitive behavioral ideas and client-centered methods to identify unhelpful thoughts and to practice different responses to shame and guilt in daily life.
What is her background and experience?
She has six years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns including attachment issues, caregiver stress, and substance and eating-related problems.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
Dawn holds LCSW in Indiana and LISW in Ohio and practices from Ohio as listed in her profile.
Does she work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking by using the online therapy options button, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to start working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session after the match is made.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.