Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Dawne works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Dawne
Dawne Velianoff is a licensed master social worker with 15 years of experience helping people manage strong emotions and life's transitions. She works from Michigan and offers practical, direct support for issues like anger, stress, anxiety, and relationship strain. Dawne combines talk and skill-building so people leave sessions with tools they can use right away.
She begins by listening and assessing each person's situation. Then she and the client build a person-centered plan focused on realistic steps.
Background and approach
Sessions mix practical strategies such as behavior-focused exercises with calm, reflective conversation to help people notice patterns and make changes. Dawne draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts and replace them with clearer options. She uses mindfulness to help people slow down and respond rather than react in heated moments.
Motivational interviewing helps when someone wants to change habits but feels stuck. Clients often come for help with family matters, parenting stress, grief, substance concerns, or feeling overwhelmed by work and life changes. She also supports people with mood challenges, attention differences, and identity-related stress, including LGBT concerns.
The approach emphasizes small, achievable goals and steady progress. Sessions are offered by phone, video, live chat, or text messaging, so people can choose what fits their schedule. Dawne works collaboratively and keeps plans flexible so they match each person's needs and pace.
What Dawne works with
Everything Dawne lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Dawne's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Dawne lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take small actions in line with those values. It is useful when someone wants to move past avoidance or get unstuck from repeated patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and anger management. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person in the room, using listening and reflection so clients feel heard and can explore their own solutions.Dawne treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will talk with each person about goals and try methods that fit those goals. If an approach does not feel right, she adjusts the plan collaboratively so sessions stay useful and practical.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth, live chat lets someone check in quickly, and text messaging supports shorter check-ins or ongoing notes between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting daily life.
Questions people ask about Dawne
What kinds of problems does Dawne help with?
She supports people facing anger, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, addictions, grief, parenting strain, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and person-centered, combining conversation with skill practice so people gain tools to use outside sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Dawne has 15 years of experience working in behavioral health and life coaching contexts.
Where is she based and what is her credential?
She is based in Michigan and holds an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging so clients can choose the format that fits their life.
How is payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.