Dawn Cooperstein, LCSW

Dawn Cooperstein, LCSW, offers grounded, client-centered therapy shaped by depth psychology and Jungian ideas. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - a mental health professional credential that denotes advanced training in therapy and clinical practice - Dawn approaches emotional distress as meaningful signal rather than evidence of personal failure. They encourage exploration of inner experience with curiosity and compassionate attention, resisting medicalized narratives that too quickly label normal responses to trauma, stress, and life transitions.

Dawn works extensively with people navigating ADHD, PTSD, and the many complexities of midlife, including menopause, empty nest transitions, and estrangement from adult children. Their practice pays close attention to how trauma histories, neurodivergence, hormonal changes, shifting family roles, and evolving identities intersect and sometimes intensify feelings of overwhelm, fatigue, cognitive fluctuation, grief, and disconnection. Dawn helps clients name these interactions and make sense of them from both clinical and human-centered perspectives.

Grounded in values of authenticity and autonomy, Dawn challenges systems and narratives that shame or silence. Their approach emphasizes clients as experts of their own lives - reclaiming voice, reducing shame, and fostering agency. By integrating evidence-informed strategies such as CBT, DBT, and EMDR-informed techniques within a strength-based framework, Dawn supports development of emotion regulation skills, pattern awareness, and renewed meaning during difficult transitions. Warm, attuned, and down-to-earth, Dawn creates a space for deep exploration, authentic healing, and practical resilience.