Dawn Lucous , LCSW, LICSW

Dawn Lucous is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience. She practices in Ohio and brings a steady, practical approach to helping people manage stressful life events. Dawn’s work focuses on common concerns like anxiety, depression, grief, and navigating major life changes. She helps clients who feel overwhelmed by work, caregiving, illness, or family strain. Sessions typically focus on clear goals and small, reachable steps. Dawn draws on methods that teach skills for handling strong emotions, improving communication, and building self-compassion. Her background includes work with people facing aging and geriatric issues, chronic illness and pain, cancer, hospice and end-of-life topics, and fertility or caregiver stress. She also spends time addressing body image, guilt and shame, control issues, and the aftermath of natural or human-caused disasters. These areas shape how she tailors support for each person. Dawn uses a mix of therapeutic approaches to match each person’s needs, including therapies that focus on thoughts and behavior, acceptance, mindfulness, and practical coping skills. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with an emphasis on what will help in day-to-day life. People who look for calm, steady guidance and practical tools may find her style helpful. She encourages collaboration and respects each person’s pace while working toward clearer choices and improved coping.

How these approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then move toward what matters. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and making values-based changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce distress. It is practical for managing anxiety, depression, and stress-related symptoms.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. It pairs well with ACT and CBT when strong emotions or chronic stress are present.

Dawn works collaboratively to find the right mix of approaches. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they choose methods and adjust as progress is made.

Online sessions can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for in-depth conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, practical coaching, or when writing helps clarify thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue care across changes in routine.