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About Dawn

Dawn Willey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, ADHD, grief, and life changes. She speaks plainly and listens closely so clients feel heard from the first session. Dawn focuses on practical steps that fit into everyday life.

Dawn takes a straightforward, down-to-earth approach. She treats each person as the expert on their own life while offering tools and feedback to build new skills.

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Background and approach

Sessions often include goal-setting, skill practice, and short-term plans clients can use between meetings. Her work draws on client-centered techniques that focus on what matters to the individual. She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help change unhelpful thoughts and actions.

Mindfulness practices are introduced when they help reduce overwhelm and improve focus. Dawn has supported people across many settings for two decades. She aims to help clients find coping strategies that lead to lasting change.

Her style blends empathy with clear, practical direction so clients know what to try next. People often come to her for help with relationships, parenting stress, addiction concerns, mood problems, sleep or eating issues, and career pressure. She also supports those facing chronic illness, caregiver strain, grief, and challenges tied to life transitions.

Treatment plans are shaped around each person’s goals and daily realities.

Approaches and online care that fit your life

Dawn often draws on client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening and understanding each person's priorities and goals. This approach helps people clarify what matters most and makes therapy feel more relevant to everyday life.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, a method that looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. CBT helps with anxiety, depression, ADHD-related struggles, and habits by teaching simple strategies to change thinking patterns and try new behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dawn collaborates with clients to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they try techniques, track what helps, and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video works well for conversations that benefit from face-to-face contact. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, homework review, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and life demands.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Dawn address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family issues, sleeping and eating problems, parenting stress, trauma and many life transitions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Dawn uses a direct, down-to-earth style that combines empathy with practical feedback and accountability to help clients try new strategies between sessions.
What is her background and experience?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience providing counseling in a range of settings and situations.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She is licensed in Florida as an LCSW and practices with that credential in mind.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients internationally.
What session formats are available?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference.
How is cost handled for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

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Experience
20 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English

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