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Dawn Brumfield, LISW
Ohio
Ohio LISW - Mood and trauma focus
See online therapy options- CBT methods
- Attachment issues
- Client-centered work
About Dawn
Dawn Brumfield is an Ohio-licensed independent social worker (LISW) with 26 years of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, mood disorders, and trauma. She lists Cognitive Behavioral Therapy among her approaches and focuses on practical ways to reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning.
She helps people facing depression, bipolar concerns, and major life changes. Dawn also works with clients dealing with attachment wounds, abandonment, and family of origin issues. She supports people with identity and gender-related concerns and with challenges around eating, sleep, and self-esteem.
Dawn combines clear, skills-based methods with a person-centered stance. Sessions often include noticing unhelpful thoughts, testing new responses, and practicing emotion regulation skills. She draws on attachment-based ideas to understand relationship patterns and on existential questions when life purpose or meaning is part of the concern.
Her work is practical and structured. Clients can expect discussion, hands-on coping strategies, and steps to try between sessions. Dawn pays attention to cultural context and multiculturally influenced experiences when they affect presenting problems.
People looking to begin are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Fees vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How CBT and relational approaches translate to online work
Many of Dawn's methods are practical and fit well into remote sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that increase distress and then testing new, manageable alternatives. This approach helps with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and day-to-day coping tasks.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current reactions and connections. In sessions, these ideas guide discussion about trust, boundaries, and recurring conflicts. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and collaboration so the client's concerns and goals shape what is tried in session.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Dawn will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to use, based on goals and what feels practical. That might mean focusing on thought records and behavioral experiments for one person, and relationship patterns or life-purpose questions for another.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a weekday break, reduce travel time, or choose a shorter check-in when schedules are tight. Therapists and licensed professionals can adapt exercises and between-session tasks to suit the way a client prefers to work.
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and abuse, and life changes. Additional areas include attachment issues, eating and sleep problems, and identity concerns.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. Sessions include practical steps to test new behaviors between meetings.
What is her clinical background?
She has 26 years of clinical experience working with mood disorders, trauma, and relational patterns. That experience informs a skills-focused, conversational style.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LISW licensed in Ohio and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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