Dawn Brumfield

Dawn Brumfield is an Ohio licensed independent social worker (LISW) with 26 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, mood disorders, trauma and abuse, and questions about life purpose. Dawn helps clients who are dealing with depression, bipolar disorder, burnout, and relationship or family-of-origin concerns.

She uses a combination of attachment-based, client-centered, cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavior, and existential approaches. In sessions she listens for patterns in relationships and mood, then helps people try concrete skills and new ways of thinking. She also works with issues tied to identity such as gender dysphoria and LGBT concerns.

Dawn often supports people coping with major life changes, fertility and parenting stress, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. She addresses practical problems like sleep and eating changes, career uncertainty, and compassion fatigue alongside deeper emotional wounds such as abandonment, dissociation, and guilt or shame.

Her style focuses on clear goals and usable strategies. Conversations look at how past attachment shapes current choices and what steps feel manageable now. She combines talk with skill practice drawn from CBT and DBT when helpful.

People who contact her should expect straightforward collaboration about their priorities and the options for change. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session to discuss next steps and session structure.

How her approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can help identify those patterns and practice different ways of connecting in daily life. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person's concerns; in video or phone sessions this means sessions are shaped by the client's priorities and current struggles. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with concrete exercises and homework that can be reviewed during online appointments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods to try first, and adjusts the plan based on how the client responds and what feels useful. This is a stepwise, practical process rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.

The practical benefits of online sessions include fitting therapy into a busy week and reducing travel time so sessions are easier to keep. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Many people find remote sessions make it simpler to check in during a lunch break, do a shorter skills review, or continue regular work while using exercises between meetings.