Heather Dawson
Collaborative problem solving for life transitions
LCSW New York
- Experience
- 21 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Relationship, Family, Parenting
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Heather
Heather Dawson is a New York licensed clinical social worker who specializes in relationship and family concerns as well as parenting and career transitions.
Background and approach
With over two decades of professional experience, she centers her work on clients' strengths and helps them explore practical ways to navigate life changes and workplace difficulties. Heather emphasizes collaboration and respects each person as the expert of their own story, guiding them toward clearer communication and more manageable routines when stress or caregiver responsibilities feel overwhelming.
Her clinical approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered principles and solution-focused techniques to address patterns of thought, improve interactions, and identify concrete steps forward. Heather also brings experience working with people affected by autism and Asperger syndrome, caregiver stress, and issues related to self-worth and life purpose.
She welcomes clients seeking support with family problems, communication challenges, and women's issues, and works with them to create achievable goals and practical strategies for change.
Practical approaches and online therapy options
Heather integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered work to help people change unhelpful thinking patterns and build on personal strengths. CBT focuses on identifying and testing thoughts and behaviors that maintain stress or conflict, which can be useful for workplace issues, relationship strains, and coping with life transitions. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship that validates a person's experience while supporting self-directed growth.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Heather will collaborate with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors practical strategies and short-term goals using elements from solution-focused work when clients want concrete steps toward improvement, and she adjusts the balance of techniques as progress unfolds.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy periods, manage caregiving responsibilities, or fit sessions into a workday, while allowing clients and therapists to focus on actionable change and ongoing support.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
21+ years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English