Dawn Stonebraker, LISW

Ohio · 16 years in practice

Dawn Stonebraker is a licensed independent social worker with 16 years of experience based in Ohio.

License and registration

LISW, Ohio: I.1502370 · expires October 2027
NPI: 1508549536 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 16
Languages: English

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About Dawn

Dawn Stonebraker is a licensed independent social worker with 16 years of experience based in Ohio. She focuses on guiding people through hard transitions and intense emotions. Dawn emphasizes partnership - she helps clients build practical skills and supports them as they practice those skills in daily life.

Her background includes significant work in aging and hospice settings, where she learned to help people cope with grief, loss, and major life changes.

Background and approach

Those skills transfer to many situations, like losing a job, ending a relationship, or adjusting to illness. Dawn uses clear, simple strategies people can try between sessions. She draws on several approaches in her work, including Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and cognitive behavioral techniques.

Sessions focus on identifying what matters to the client and on small experiments that change unhelpful patterns. Dawn keeps the pace steady and adapts methods to fit each person’s needs. Dawn helps people handle stress, anxiety, depression, and compassion fatigue.

She also supports those facing caregiving strain, chronic illness, body image concerns, addiction, and family of origin issues. Her aim is to help people regain balance and move forward with clearer choices. Sessions are collaborative and practical.

Dawn asks questions, listens closely, and suggests exercises to try between meetings. She encourages clients to name their goals and takes a step-by-step approach to reach them.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Dawn lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
Coping with life changes
Addictions
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Compassion fatigue
Aging and geriatric issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Multicultural concerns
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Traumatic brain injury
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Dawn names

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Online support

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Emotionally-Focused Therapy emphasizes understanding and reshaping emotional responses in close relationships and personal patterns. Online work can help people identify key emotions and practice new ways of responding to themselves and others in real time.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy centers on clarifying personal values and taking small committed actions toward them while allowing difficult thoughts and feelings to be present. In remote sessions this often looks like setting short experiments to try between meetings and checking in on results.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and meeting people where they are. The therapist offers a supportive presence and helps clients feel heard while they make their own choices about change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean blending elements from different approaches and adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and nonverbal cues, while phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text allow quick check-ins or shorter exchanges between meetings. These options give flexibility for scheduling, easier access during busy days, and different ways to practice skills outside sessions.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Dawn commonly address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem, coping with life changes, addictions, and relationship and family issues.

How would you describe the therapeutic style?

The approach is collaborative and practical, focusing on skills practice, emotional processing, and tailoring methods to each person's story.

What kind of professional background does she have?

Dawn has 16 years of professional experience and has worked primarily in aging and hospice settings, gaining experience with grief and major life transitions.

What credentials and location apply to this therapist?

She holds an OH LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker) and practices in Ohio.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions may be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to client preference.

How are fees and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are involved in getting started?

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