Works with
- Anger
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
How Ethel works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 28
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ethel
Ethel "Dawn" Capone is a licensed professional counselor with 28 years of experience helping people manage anger, stress, anxiety, and life changes. She works with individuals facing depression, relationship or intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, and trauma. Dawn focuses on practical steps people can use right away to feel steadier and more in control.
She begins by building trust through respectful, clear communication. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Dawn listens first, then offers tools that fit each person's situation and pace.
Background and approach
Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral methods to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take committed action. Mindfulness techniques are taught to reduce reactivity and improve focus.
Dawn also uses client-centered and motivational interviewing techniques to support motivation and personal agency. She encourages small, achievable changes and tracks progress together. This helps people feel more confident when facing hard choices or setbacks.
Over nearly three decades in Pennsylvania, Dawn has worked with many presenting concerns including addiction, ADHD, grief, eating and sleeping problems, and compassion fatigue. Sessions may include skills practice, brief coaching, and planning for real-world situations. People who want a steady, practical guide often find her approach helpful.
What Ethel works with
Everything Ethel lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Ethel's practice.
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ethel lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How specific approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. Online sessions can focus on setting real goals and homework that fits daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches clear skills to change unhelpful patterns. In remote sessions Dawn can guide thought records, behavioral experiments, and short in-the-moment exercises to test new responses.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dawn treats therapy as a collaborative process and will discuss which methods feel most useful. She adjusts techniques to match each person's goals, energy, and situation rather than sticking to a single method.
Online formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and guided skill practice. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging are options for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when a shorter interaction is needed. These choices give flexibility for appointments around work, caregiving, or other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Ethel
What kinds of problems does she address?
Dawn supports people dealing with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, trauma, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, sleeping and eating problems, and career or life transitions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is conversational, respectful, and goal-focused. She listens first and then teaches practical skills people can use between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 28 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns and life challenges.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
Dawn is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what is the cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.