Dawn Stonebraker, LISW

Dawn Stonebraker is an Ohio-licensed clinician with 16 years of professional experience who supports people taking the first steps toward a more fulfilling and balanced life. As an LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker), she combines practical skills and compassionate listening to guide individuals through difficult transitions and emotional challenges.

Her background includes extensive work in aging and hospice settings, where she helped people and families address stress, anxiety, grief and loss, depression, and the many practical and emotional effects of life changes. She recognizes that these concerns occur across many stages of life and are not limited to one setting.

Stonebraker focuses on helping clients build or strengthen coping skills for stress and anxiety, and on navigating grief that can follow losses such as the end of a relationship, a job, or changes in independence due to illness or injury. She emphasizes practical supports and strategies that reduce the emotional load and promote steady progress.

Believing that each person’s story is unique, she honors clients as experts on their own lives and works collaboratively to identify the most effective approach. She draws on a range of clinical methods to tailor care to individual needs and goals, aiming to help clients regain balance and move forward with greater confidence.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while clarifying personal values and taking meaningful action. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, and challenges that come with major life changes because it emphasizes living in line with what matters most.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It offers practical tools for managing symptoms of anxiety and depression and for developing clearer coping strategies when emotions become overwhelming.

Client-Centered Therapy centers on empathetic listening and collaboration, allowing clients to set the pace and direction of work. This approach supports those who need a caring, nonjudgmental space to explore grief, relationship concerns, or shifts in identity.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Dawn Stonebraker works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts techniques as progress unfolds.

Online therapy expands access to licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules, mobility limits, or geographic distance. These options make it easier to maintain momentum in therapy and to use different formats as circumstances change.