Dawne Velianoff

Dawne Velianoff is a licensed master social worker with 15 years of experience helping people navigate strong emotions and life transitions. She brings practical problem-solving to sessions and helps clients set clear goals. Her approach is down-to-earth and focused on what a person needs right now. Dawne starts by listening and then builds a person-centered plan with each client. She uses straightforward skills such as mindfulness and cognitive behavioral techniques to manage stress, anxiety, anger, and mood concerns. Motivational interviewing is woven in when people want support making changes or building healthy habits. Sessions often include skill practice and real-life problem solving. She looks at how relationships, work, and daily routines affect mood and behavior. When needed, Dawne reviews risks that could lead to emotional or social decline and helps clients identify steps to improve stability. Her work covers a wide range of concerns including depression, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping and eating struggles, ADHD, and coping with life changes. She also pays attention to issues that appear alongside other conditions, such as co-morbidity and dissociation. Based in Michigan, Dawne offers a collaborative style that emphasizes clarity and steady progress. People who want practical tools, clear steps, and a calm guide through change may find her approach a good fit.

How Dawne’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters most and taking small, meaningful steps toward those values. It can help with persistent anger, anxiety, and life transitions by shifting attention to actions that match a person’s priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches concrete tools to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating problems. Mindfulness Therapy emphasizes simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Dawne works with each person to match methods to their needs and goals, and she adjusts tactics as progress is made. Together they decide which tools to try and how to use them in day-to-day life. If you want online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins during a lunch break, less travel time, or practicing skills in the space where daily routines happen. Licensed professionals can guide you through exercises, homework, and planning just as they would in person, while focusing on what will help you manage anger, stress, and other concerns.