- Guilt and shame
- Self-regulation skills
- Adoption and foster care
About Dawn
Dawn Buratynski is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York with four years of clinical experience. She works with adults carrying stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, and life changes. Dawn lists additional focus areas including adoption and foster care, communication problems, family of origin issues, and guilt and shame.
She uses practical, evidence-based techniques to help people manage strong emotions and overwhelming memories. Dawn prefers a collaborative approach and talks through options with each person. Sessions focus on building skills for self-regulation, improving communication, and reducing the intensity of troubling memories.
Dawn has experience supporting people after sexual assault and abuse, during pregnancy and childbirth, and through panic and post-traumatic stress. She also works with people navigating social anxiety, autism-related concerns, and challenges faced by young adults and women. Her practice includes attention to family problems and the effects of adoption or foster care.
Her work emphasizes clear, manageable steps rather than long lectures. She helps people try different strategies and notices what fits. Dawn invites clients to set concrete goals and to check progress along the way.
Sessions are offered in English from her New York practice. She does not accept international clients. Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How evidence-based methods translate to online sessions
People can expect work grounded in commonly used evidence-based therapeutic techniques. One approach is trauma-focused work that helps reduce the hold of painful memories by teaching ways to notice and tolerate strong feelings. Another approach is skills-based self-regulation work that teaches breathing, grounding, and step-by-step strategies to manage anxiety and panic attacks. These methods are practical and aim to give tools that can be used between sessions.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, symptoms, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try first and adjust the plan as progress is tracked.
Session formats are not specified in the original biographical information, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins can be scheduled during a lunch break or a video session can save travel time. The emphasis is on making therapy fit daily routines while the therapist and client focus on practical steps and skill practice.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Dawn works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, family issues, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on guilt and shame and related concerns.
How would she approach guilt or shame?
She uses evidence-based techniques and practical steps to reduce the intensity of those feelings. Work often includes learning self-regulation skills and testing new ways of relating to difficult memories.
What is her clinical background?
She has four years of experience as a mental health professional working with trauma, self-regulation, and related concerns. Her practice includes work with adoption, pregnancy, and sexual assault survivors.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a New York Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and practices in New York.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model 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.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.