Dawn Brumfield, LISW

Ohio · 26 years in practice

Dawn Brumfield is a licensed independent social worker with 26 years of experience.

License and registration

LISW, Ohio: I.0009447-SUPV · expires May 2028
NPI: 1437289774 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 26
Languages: English

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About Dawn

Dawn Brumfield is a licensed independent social worker with 26 years of experience. She centers sessions on helping people make sense of hard moments and find clearer ways to move forward. Dawn uses an empathetic, straightforward style that helps clients talk through what matters most to them.

She often works with stress, anxiety, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, and trauma and abuse. Dawn also supports people dealing with life changes, self-esteem struggles, sleeping and eating problems, and career concerns.

Background and approach

She attends to issues tied to identity, including LGBT and gender dysphoria concerns, and multicultural stressors. Dawn draws on existential therapy to help clients explore meaning, choice, and purpose when life feels empty or confusing. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.

Client-centered ways of working keep the person’s perspective central during sessions. Practical skills from cognitive behavioral therapy and emotion regulation tools from dialectical behavior therapy are added when helpful. Dawn tailors strategies to each person’s needs and pace.

She aims to build skills people can use between sessions. She practices in Ohio and communicates in English. Dawn’s background includes extensive clinical work with mood and trauma-related concerns and many years helping people sort through family of origin and blended family issues.

Her approach is collaborative and focused on real-life change.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Dawn lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coping with life changes
LGBT
Family conflicts
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Communication problems
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Fertility issues
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Personality disorders
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Dawn names

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Online support

How her approaches work in online therapy

Dawn uses existential therapy to help people face questions of meaning, purpose, and choice when they feel stuck or empty. That approach invites reflection about values and what matters, which can help when coping with life changes or chronic emptiness.

She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at patterns that began in early relationships and still affect current connections. This work helps people understand why certain relationship habits repeat and how to try different responses. In many cases she pairs those perspectives with client-centered listening to keep the conversation grounded in the client’s priorities.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Dawn will work collaboratively to match methods to a person’s goals, needs, and comfort. She adjusts the balance of reflection and skills-building as therapy unfolds so the plan feels useful and realistic.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow more face-to-face interaction, phone calls can fit into a busy day or use less bandwidth, and messaging or live chat can be used for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule regular work on goals from different places and at different times.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns can Dawn help with?

She addresses stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, bipolar and depression, and coping with life changes, among other concerns such as self-esteem, sleep and eating issues, and career strain.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is empathetic and direct. She combines existential reflection with client-centered listening and practical skills work when needed.

What is her background and experience?

She holds an Ohio LISW credential and brings 26 years of clinical experience working with mood, trauma, and attachment-related concerns.

Where does she practice?

She practices in Ohio and provides services under her Ohio LISW credential.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How are fees and payment handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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