- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Social anxiety
About Dawn
Dawn Buratynski is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York with four years of clinical experience. She works with people who face stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, family concerns, and life changes. Dawn also lists social anxiety and phobia among the issues she addresses.
Dawn works with individual clients aged 5 and older. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use day to day. She talks through strategies for managing panic, reducing avoidance, and improving communication within family relationships.
Her background includes work with adoption and foster care issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, and the effects of sexual assault and other traumatic events. That experience informs how she helps people manage guilt, shame, and post-traumatic stress symptoms. She also supports people through pregnancy and childbirth related concerns and young adult challenges.
In sessions Dawn aims to help clients build self-regulation skills and make sense of difficult memories. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and says she collaborates with clients to find the approaches that fit best. This includes working toward clearer boundaries, steadier moods, and more reliable coping skills.
People who choose Dawn can expect a direct, practical approach that focuses on what helps now. She asks about goals and then supports steps toward them. To start, prospective clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Evidence-based approaches and how they work online
Many evidence-based techniques focus on changing behaviors and emotions through structured activities and guided practice. One common approach uses exposure strategies to help reduce avoidance and lessen the grip of social anxiety and phobias by gradually facing feared situations in a planned way. This helps people build tolerance and try new behaviors in manageable steps.Another approach focuses on skills for self-regulation and coping, teaching breathing, grounding, and problem-solving methods that can reduce panic and intense stress. These skills are practiced in session and then used between sessions to handle real-life moments more effectively.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Dawn collaborates with each person to decide which techniques match their goals and preferences, and can adjust methods as progress is seen. The choice of approach is made together based on what the client hopes to change and how they prefer to work.
If you want online sessions, confirm the current session formats before booking. The practical benefits of online work include fitting therapy into a busy schedule, shorter check-ins when needed, and reducing travel time so sessions are easier to keep. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, exposures, and skill practice to an online setting to keep progress moving forward.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Dawn works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, family problems, and coping with life changes. She also lists social anxiety and phobia, panic, and post-traumatic stress among her focus areas.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses evidence-based techniques and emphasizes practical steps clients can use day to day. Dawn collaborates with clients to find approaches that fit their goals.
What is her professional background?
She has four years of clinical experience working with individuals and has worked with adoption and foster care, autism and Asperger syndrome, and trauma-related concerns.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in New York and holds the LMHC credential, listed as NY LMHC.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.