About Dawn
Dawn Cheetham is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or anxious. She speaks plainly and listens first to understand what matters to each person. Dawn works to make sessions practical and focused so clients can try new ways to handle stress and panic.
Dawn offers straightforward tools for anxiety, panic attacks, and stress. She also helps with anger, low self-esteem, depression, and big life changes.
Background and approach
People worried about caregiver strain, parenting demands, or job stress can find concrete strategies to manage day-to-day pressures. Her background includes nearly two decades of clinical work in New Jersey. Dawn has substantial experience addressing adjustment challenges and supporting people facing grief or the ups and downs of bipolar disorder.
She draws on methods that help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. In sessions she combines a person-centered approach with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy. That means she follows each client's pace while offering practical steps to reduce symptoms and improve coping.
Sessions are described in clear language so people can put ideas into practice between meetings. Dawn provides appointments in daytime and evening hours to fit different schedules. Sessions can be held by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging for flexibility.
She works with adults who want steady, practical support while they work through current challenges and goals.
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the person's lead to identify what matters most. It helps people who need a safe place to talk through stress, grief, caregiver burden, or relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, panic attacks, anger, low self-esteem, and mood concerns by offering clear steps to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Dawn will work with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and daily life. She helps plan experiments and skills to practice, then reviews what works and what needs adjusting.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people work face-to-face when they prefer a full conversation; phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited; chat or text can fit quick check-ins or times when typing feels easier. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules, caregiving routines, and work breaks while keeping the focus on practical tools and steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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