Dawne Velianoff, LMSW

Dawne Velianoff is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) who provides behavioral health and life coaching for youth, adults, couples, families, and older adults. She emphasizes a person-centered approach, beginning each engagement with a careful assessment and collaborating with clients to build a tailored plan that reflects their goals, values, and life circumstances.

Dawne integrates several evidence-informed techniques into her work, including motivational interviewing to support readiness for change, mindfulness to increase present-moment awareness, parenting skills to strengthen family dynamics, and cognitive behavioral therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Her practice draws on systems theory to examine how individual symptoms and patterns interact with family, social, and spiritual influences, and she reviews risk factors that may threaten psychological or interpersonal stability.

Throughout the therapeutic process Dawne focuses on practical strategies and compassionate coaching to help clients stabilize relationships, improve coping, and pursue meaningful change. Her work is aimed at supporting resilience across the lifespan and helping people navigate transitions, stress, and complex life challenges.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online care

Dawne integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy into her online practice. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and it supports identifying values to guide meaningful action - it is often useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a trusting, nonjudgmental relationship in which the client is the expert on their experience; this approach is helpful for improving self-esteem, relationships, and emotional processing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, offering practical tools to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful patterns.

Finding the best approach is part of the therapeutic process. Dawne works collaboratively with clients to explore which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the approach over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy with Dawne is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and access licensed professionals and therapists from different locations when appropriate.