- Client-Centered Therapy
- CBT strategies
- DBT and mindfulness
About Dominique
Dominique Decoster is a LICSW with four years of clinical experience based in Massachusetts. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, and bipolar mood concerns. Sessions are offered in English, Spanish, and French.
Dominique uses straight talk and practical steps in sessions. She draws on client-centered methods to listen and shape the work around a person’s priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy methods are used to spot unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness tools are used to build emotion regulation and reduce reactivity.
Her background includes social work in criminal-justice settings and clinical work with medical populations. That experience informs a direct approach to coping under pressure, dealing with shame, and navigating difficult systems. She also brings experience with addiction, domestic violence, and dissociation concerns.
In practical terms sessions focus on skills people can use between meetings: breathing and grounding exercises, short behavioral experiments, communication practice, and structured thought records. Motivational Interviewing is used when people feel stuck about change and want clearer next steps.
People working on anger often start by tracking triggers and testing small changes. Dominique helps them plan how to respond differently and build alternatives to outbursts. The work is steady and serviceable, aimed at better control of emotions and clearer day-to-day decisions.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and shaping sessions around what matters most to the person. Online sessions can follow that same structure, with the therapist checking priorities and adapting each meeting to immediate concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is about spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new actions. Online meetings allow sharing worksheets, setting brief experiments between sessions, and reviewing what changed. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance skills that can be practiced during and between online sessions to reduce reactivity.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Dominique will collaborate with each person to choose which methods to try first, adjust based on progress, and combine techniques where useful to meet goals and preferences.
Session formats are not specified in the profile, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a workday, better for short check-ins, or helpful when they want to use screen-shared tools and worksheets. Talk through practical needs and scheduling when you set up the first appointment so sessions fit into everyday life.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English, Spanish, French
Frequently asked questions
Which anger-related concerns does she address?
She works with anger along with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, eating and sleeping problems, parenting issues, self-esteem, and bipolar concerns.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses a client-centered style combined with CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to teach skills and change patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of clinical experience as a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW).
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Massachusetts and holds the credential MA LICSW.
In which languages can sessions be conducted?
Sessions are offered in English, Spanish, and French.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.