About Dawn
Dawn Blankenship is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with two decades of experience in mental health. She focuses on anxiety, stress, depression, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and ADHD. She aims to make sessions feel understandable and practical for people who are worried or overwhelmed.
Dawn draws on simple, evidence-informed approaches that feel manageable. She uses client-centered care to listen and match support to each person's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior.
Background and approach
Mindfulness practices are used to build calm and attention in everyday life. Dawn has worked in both adult and children's mental health settings and currently works full time as a school social worker in Minnesota. That background shaped her focus on practical skills, clear communication, and helping people find sustainable routines.
She also brings experience with immigration and migration trauma, adjusting to hearing loss, and multicultural concerns. Dawn integrates self-compassion and mindfulness into work on issues like guilt, shame, body image, and feelings of emptiness. Sessions are offered in English and can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging.
Dawn aims to create a steady, respectful space to talk through goals and next steps.
Approaches for online therapy and practical coping
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's situation. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects concerns, and helps set goals that matter to the person. This approach is useful when someone needs a compassionate space to sort out feelings and priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches simple tools to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, stress, low mood, and problems with focus or motivation.
Mindfulness Therapy trains attention and calm through short, practical exercises. It helps people notice stress in the body and mind and choose how to respond. Mindfulness is useful for nervousness, racing thoughts, and building emotional steadiness.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals, try methods together, and adjust what is used based on what helps most. Clients are invited to give feedback so care matches their needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls let you see facial cues and practice skills together. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can work well during a short break. Chat and text messaging allow for brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, and written reminders of strategies. These options aim to make it easier to attend sessions and use therapy tools in daily life.
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- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English
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