Dawn Stonebraker , LISW

Dawn Stonebraker is an Ohio-licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience. She offers steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life shifts. Dawn emphasizes practical steps and a calm, collaborative tone to help people move forward.

Her background includes extensive work in aging and hospice settings, where she helped people cope with loss, changing roles, and illness-related challenges. That work shaped her focus on grief, caregiver stress, and issues that come with chronic health concerns. She also supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction, and career pressure.

Dawn uses clear, simple methods to teach coping skills and strengthen emotional resilience. She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy to tailor sessions to each person. Sessions are meant to build usable skills and to honor each person’s story.

People who prefer straightforward conversation and practical tools often do well with her approach. She invites clients to identify goals and then tests what works in real life, adjusting the plan as needed. Dawn’s style is collaborative and hopeful.

Her practice includes attention to body image, eating issues, domestic violence, and substance concerns when these relate to a person’s larger life story. She also supports those coping with cancer, chronic pain, and caregiver burden. Dawn frames therapy as a team effort focused on small, sustainable changes.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify their values and take action toward them, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It is often used for stress, anxiety, and adjusting to life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns; it can help with anxiety, depression, and coping strategies. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the person’s own goals guide the work and the therapist responds with empathy and understanding.

Dawn approaches choosing a method as a team effort. She will talk with each person about goals, try techniques that fit their situation, and adjust the plan based on what helps. The focus is on finding practical tools that feel useful in everyday life.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for real-time conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, chat is good for brief check-ins, and messaging lets someone share thoughts between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue care across distance.