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- Person-centered plans
- Practical skill building
- 15 years experience
About Dawne
Dawne Velianoff is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) with 15 years of experience in behavioral health and life coaching. She practices in Michigan and helps people sort through stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, and relationship worries. Dawne focuses on creating clear, practical steps people can use between sessions.
She begins by assessing each person’s situation and building a person-centered plan together. Sessions emphasize practical skills such as parenting strategies, mindfulness practice, and techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy. Motivational interviewing is used to help clients find their own reasons for change.
Dawne pays attention to how life systems affect well-being. She talks through risk factors that can lead to emotional or social decline and helps people identify small changes that reduce those risks. Work often includes communication skills and strategies for managing anger and stress.
Clients may also address concerns like trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, body image, and challenges tied to caregiving and aging. Dawne frames sessions around concrete goals so progress is easy to track.
Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She aims to make sessions useful on a day-to-day level, with clear homework and check-ins. People looking for a practical, steady therapeutic partner often find this style helpful.
She begins by assessing each person’s situation and building a person-centered plan together. Sessions emphasize practical skills such as parenting strategies, mindfulness practice, and techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy. Motivational interviewing is used to help clients find their own reasons for change.
Dawne pays attention to how life systems affect well-being. She talks through risk factors that can lead to emotional or social decline and helps people identify small changes that reduce those risks. Work often includes communication skills and strategies for managing anger and stress.
Clients may also address concerns like trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, body image, and challenges tied to caregiving and aging. Dawne frames sessions around concrete goals so progress is easy to track.
Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She aims to make sessions useful on a day-to-day level, with clear homework and check-ins. People looking for a practical, steady therapeutic partner often find this style helpful.
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Therapeutic approaches and online care
Dawne uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness as core parts of her work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to change feelings and outcomes, which can help with anxiety, depression, and anger. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and improve focus.She also draws on motivational interviewing to help people clarify what they want to change and find internal motivation to follow through. These approaches are presented in plain language and paired with practical tasks and check-ins.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Dawne collaborates with each person to decide which methods match their goals, day-to-day needs, and comfort level. She adjusts plans over time based on what is working.
If you prefer online sessions, confirm the therapist's current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so sessions are simpler to attend. Many people find this flexibility helps them stay consistent with their goals.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
Aging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Dawne help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. Sessions focus on person-centered plans, skill practice, and small steps that can be used between meetings.
What is her background and experience?
Dawne has 15 years of experience in behavioral health and life coaching and holds an LMSW, which is a Licensed Master Social Worker credential.
Where does she practice and what is her credential?
She practices in Michigan and holds the LMSW credential as provided in her profile.
In what language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she take international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment described?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.