Dawn Stonebraker, LISW
Helping people shape their story and cope with change
Details
| Name | Dawn Stonebraker |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LISW |
| Based in | Ohio |
| Licensed in | Ohio |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 16 |
About Dawn
Dawn Stonebraker is a licensed independent social worker (LISW) practicing in Ohio with 16 years of experience. She encourages people who are ready to make a change and offers steady support while they take the first steps toward a more satisfying life. Her background includes substantial work in aging and hospice settings.
That experience shaped her skills helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and depression. She also supports those adapting to major life changes and health challenges.
Background and approach
Dawn focuses on building practical skills. She helps people learn coping strategies for overwhelming feelings and painful transitions. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
She frames grief broadly, not only as loss of a person but also loss of roles, jobs, relationships, or independence due to illness or injury. Dawn guides people through the emotional work and helps identify supports that can be hard to see in the middle of grief. Her approach treats each person’s story as unique.
She listens for what matters to the client and uses that information to shape the work together. The aim is clearer choices and better ways to handle stress and difficult emotions. People often come for help with relationships, addiction, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and communication problems.
Dawn combines narrative ideas with practical techniques so people can move forward with small, manageable steps.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem among the things Dawn works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Dawn among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Dawn among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Dawn among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Dawn among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Dawn among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Dawn among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Dawn among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Dawn among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Dawn among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Dawn directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Dawn directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and action-focused approaches work online
Two of Dawn’s common approaches are Narrative Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from their problems by telling and re-shaping the stories that guide their lives. It can be useful when old narratives limit choices or create stuck patterns.ACT focuses on values and committed action. It helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, then choose actions that match what matters most. This approach often helps with anxiety, depression, and coping with chronic health issues.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. Dawn collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. Together they try strategies, see what helps, and adjust the plan over time.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversational work, while phone calls can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging are good for shorter check-ins, tracking progress, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make scheduling easier and help people stay consistent with care while juggling life commitments.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns can I bring to therapy?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, and many life changes including career or health-related transitions.
What is her general therapy style?
Dawn uses a collaborative, listening-first style that centers each person’s story. She blends narrative ideas with practical skill-building so clients learn ways to cope in daily life.
How much experience does she have?
She has 16 years of professional work experience, including substantial experience in aging and hospice settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LISW - licensed independent social worker - practicing in Ohio.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How much does therapy cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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