Dwanne Clayton , LCSW, CSW

Dwanne Clayton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida who focuses on helping women navigate stress, anxiety, relationships, and self-esteem concerns. She speaks English and uses plain, practical strategies so people can feel understood and take next steps. Dwanne draws on five years of hands-on therapy experience to support people through tough transitions and emotional strain.

She uses straightforward, goal-oriented work to help clients find relief from depression, grief, anger, and sleep problems. Sessions often include talking through immediate concerns, identifying unhelpful patterns, and practicing new ways to cope. She also helps with parenting strain, caregiver stress, career questions, and issues tied to identity and intimacy.

Dwanne draws from approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy to shape sessions. That means she helps people notice what matters most, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and build self-directed goals. Mindfulness and emotionally-focused ideas are also part of her toolbox when they fit a person's needs.

She has worked with people dealing with trauma, abuse, abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, attachment concerns, body image, and kink-related topics. Dwanne also supports those coping with chronic illness, bereavement, bipolar mood concerns, and the stress that comes from caregiving.

Her style aims to be collaborative and practical. People who want actionable steps and an empathic listener may find her approach helpful. To begin, the Start Therapy process will match you and then let you schedule based on availability.

How Dwanne uses proven approaches online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify their values and take action toward what matters, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It is useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and homework, which can help with anxiety, sleep problems, and mood difficulties.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a trusting, supportive relationship where the person leads the pace and topics of work. This approach can be helpful for building self-esteem, processing grief, and exploring identity and intimacy concerns. Dwanne combines these approaches to match the needs and goals a person brings to sessions.

Finding the right way of working is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate to see which approaches fit a person's priorities and preferences, and will adjust methods over time based on progress and feedback.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging gives flexible options for different situations. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging lets people reflect between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and maintain continuity during transitions.