Dawn Buratynski, LMHC

Dawn Buratynski is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, family challenges, and life transitions. She creates a welcoming and supportive space where clients can explore the internal conflicts that leave them feeling worn down, and she partners with both children and adults to identify practical strategies for reaching their goals and rebuilding a sense of control.

Working with clients ages 5 and older, Dawn emphasizes collaborative care, tailoring interventions to each person and their family so treatment fits real life and meaningful outcomes. She has a particular interest in supporting individuals who struggle with self-regulation and the lasting effects of trauma, and she brings experience addressing a wide range of concerns including adoption and foster care, family of origin issues, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety, and women's and young adult issues.

Dawn is certified in EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - a therapy often used to process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional impact. With four years of professional experience and a focus on evidence-based techniques, she guides clients through practical skills and therapeutic options so they can move toward healing and greater day-to-day stability.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Flexible Online Care

Dawn offers EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - a structured therapy that helps clients process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity. This approach is often used for trauma-related symptoms and can support people working through past events that continue to affect daily life.

She also uses skills-based strategies for self-regulation that teach practical tools for managing anxiety, panic symptoms, and emotional overwhelm. These interventions focus on breathing, grounding, and other techniques to help clients regain a sense of balance in stressful moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Dawn collaborates with each person to determine which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they review options and adjust the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Dawn is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility to fit sessions into busy schedules and to accommodate different comfort levels with technology. These formats make consistent care more accessible for families, young people, and adults who need adaptable ways to engage in therapy.