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Dawn Roberts

Dawn Roberts, LCSW

Florida

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Florida LCSW - Anger and relationships

  • ACT and CBT methods
  • DBT skills training
  • Motivational interviewing

About Dawn

Dawn Roberts is a Florida Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with four years of professional experience. She works with adults on problems like stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and anger. Her practice also includes issues such as parenting, sleep problems, grief, and addiction-related concerns.

Dawn uses straightforward conversation to help people sort out what is causing their frustration and to find practical steps forward. She treats clients as the experts on their own lives and builds on existing strengths rather than starting from scratch. Sessions focus on concrete skills and clearer thinking rather than abstract theory.

Her methods draw from evidence-based approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. That mix lets her offer mindfulness and values work, skill training for emotional regulation, and practical behavior change tools.

Dawn often helps people address patterns that keep anger or resentment returning. She will talk through triggers, communication habits, and coping strategies so clients have clearer options when stress rises. Work may include role-playing difficult conversations, trying short behavioral experiments, or learning grounding and breathing techniques.

Clients in Florida who choose Dawn complete a short matching questionnaire to get started and schedule a first session. The subscription-based sessions can be canceled at any time and pricing varies by location. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted.

How Dawn’s therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and building committed action toward those values. It helps when anger gets in the way of relationships or goals by shifting attention to meaningful choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical tools to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for managing recurring irritability, rumination, and avoidance. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for regulating intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can be helpful when anger causes conflict.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Dawn will work with each client to choose techniques that match their goals, whether that means learning specific coping skills, practicing new communication habits, or trying values-based experiments. The plan can change as needs and preferences become clearer through meetings.

The original profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules require. Therapists and licensed professionals often adapt exercises and skill practice to the online setting so progress can continue without needing in-person visits.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorder

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of anger issues does she address?

She works with adults who lose their temper with loved ones, feel ongoing resentment, or live with someone else’s anger. The profile lists anger alongside relationship, trauma, and stress concerns.

How would she approach sessions?

She uses practical conversation and skills work drawn from ACT, CBT, DBT, client-centered therapy, and motivational interviewing. Sessions focus on concrete steps to change patterns and manage strong feelings.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Dawn has four years of professional experience as a clinician. That experience includes helping people with anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship issues.

What credential does she hold and where does she practice?

She is a Florida Licensed Clinical Social Worker, listed as FL LCSW, and practices in Florida.

Does she work in other languages or with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original profile did not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know how sessions are delivered.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the chosen subscription plan and location.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That starts the intake and scheduling process.

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