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Dawn Barie is a licensed clinical social work (LCSW) in New York and Pennsylvania.
She offers online sessions through live-video conferencing.

Dawn’s approach is to empower each person's capacity for growth and change through a therapeutic process of increasing insight and self-awareness. She combines mind-brain-body based methods, which may include Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), helpful mindfulness practices, behavioral techniques and more.

You will learn new skills to help manage symptoms, uncover and change unhelpful thinking patterns, process trauma, and build upon your strengths so you can engage life more fully.

Most people find this process engaging and empowering, resulting in an improved sense of well-being while discovering greater meaning, purpose and personal satisfaction.

Clinical Services

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    Individual Therapy

    Personalized care and evidence-based therapies for a variety of mental health and interpersonal issues.

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    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

    Gain self-awareness of automatic thoughts while learning strategies for reframing unhelpful thoughts

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    Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

    Explore your core values, increase psychological flexibility and act with greater self-awareness.

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    EMDR

    Reduce the emotional impact, distress and anxiety of certain traumatic memories while promoting the brain’s natural healing processes.

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    Trauma Therapy

    Specialized care for navigating and overcoming the impact of traumatic experiences.

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    Mindfulness Therapy

    Learn mindfulness techniques that help you practice present moment awareness while reducing negative thoughts, emotions and reactivity.

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    Meditation and Guided Imagery

    Experience guided sessions to help calm your nervous system, stabilize emotions and reduce negative thoughts,

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    Free Consultation

    Contact me today to schedule a complimentary 15-minute phone consultation

Clinical Specialties

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  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Panic Attacks

  • Phobias

  • Bipolar

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD & PTSD)

  • Interpersonal & Relational Trauma

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • Sleep or Insomnia

  • ADHD

  • Life transitions

  • Self-esteem

  • Grief and loss

  • Chronic illness

  • Gender dysphoria

  • Divorce and break-ups

  • Family issues and parenting support

  • Emotional and mood regulation

  • Codependency

  • Stress reduction

  • Coping skills

  • Spiritual Exploration

  • Women’s empowerment & healing

  • Work, school and career

Modalities

  • Individual therapy

  • Family counseling

Therapies

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  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)

  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

  • Attachment-Based Therapy

  • Mindfulness Therapies

  • Compassion-Focused Therapy

  • Positive Psychology

  • Meditation and Guided Imagery

  • Lifestyle Counseling

  • Holistic Approach, Mind-Body-Spirit

Meet Dawn

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Dawn Barie, is a licensed clinical social work (LCSW) with over 20 years of experience. She uses an integrative approach by drawing upon various evidence-based techniques. Dawn helps open up possibilities, new meanings, and ideas so that her clients can find their way forward during difficult times.

She helps adults with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues by providing therapies for mood disorders, traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, self-esteem issues, abuse recovery, childhood trauma, relationship issues, and help in overcoming the negative effects of distressing life events and more.

She works collaboratively with clients to identify their key concerns and goals they want to achieve. Dawn supports her clients in creating a life where they thrive while having a better ability to adapt, and cope with unique challenges. Dawn wants to help her clients better understand and express emotions to improve self-esteem and quality of life.

Dawn’s career experience includes working in a variety of clinical outpatient settings. She has experience with adults, children, and their families. She obtained a Masters of Social Work in 2003, and then completed her 3-year clinical training at an outpatient psychiatry clinic of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City.

Dawn received specialized training in the application of mindfulness in psychotherapy, with Ronald Siegel, PsyD and Dan Siegel, MD. She completed a mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy (MBCT) training course with a co-founder of this technique, Zindel Segal, PhD. She also received training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with Steven Hayes, PhD. Dawn completed her EMDR training through the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) in 2018.

Dawn is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in New York (Lic # 090383) and Pennsylvania (Lic #CW018132). She is able to provide online psychotherapy for clients residing in these states.

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