Dawn Rochelle, LCSW

Dawn Rochelle is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who supports people through stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, and major life transitions. With 18 years of clinical experience, she combines trauma-informed EMDR training with a strengths-based, coaching-oriented approach that begins by identifying what already works in a client’s life and building from there.

She centers sessions on each person’s priorities and uses practical coaching and life-skills development to help clients take actionable steps toward their goals. Her work includes executive coaching, wellness strategies, problem solving, and visioning to help clients create clearer direction and daily resilience while addressing deeper patterns that get in the way of well-being. Dawn’s practice targets negative messages and toxic patterns, and she guides clients to remove those barriers in specific, targeted ways.

Dawn has experience supporting couples, parents, executives, athletes, military members, entrepreneurs, and families across diverse backgrounds. She works with issues such as grief, anxiety, trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD, parenting, career decisions, intimacy concerns, and compassion fatigue. Based in North Carolina, Dawn also accepts international clients and advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion in her professional and community life.

Therapeutic approaches offered remotely

Dawn integrates several evidence-informed methods to address a range of concerns. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person’s experience without judgment and helps clients explore values, goals, and personal strengths to guide change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, making it useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that helps process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity, often supporting recovery from past abuse or traumatic events.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work. Dawn collaborates with each client to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she helps adjust the plan over time so the client feels supported and empowered. Therapists and other licensed professionals commonly use these approaches in combination to meet individual needs.

Online therapy with Dawn is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for busy schedules, geographic distance, or mobility constraints. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access coaching and skill-building between sessions, and fit therapy into everyday life.