Dawn Cooperstein, LCSW

Dawn Cooperstein, LCSW, brings a depth-oriented, client-centered approach shaped by depth psychology and Jungian theory. LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a credential indicating specialized training to provide clinical mental health care. Dawn rejects models that simply label normal human responses to trauma, stress, or life transitions as pathology, and instead treats emotional pain as meaningful communication from the psyche. She helps people explore inner experience with curiosity, grounded compassion, and practical clinical skill.

Dawn has particular experience supporting individuals managing ADHD, PTSD, and the often complex challenges of midlife, including menopause, empty nest shifts, and estrangement from adult children. She recognizes how trauma histories, neurodivergence, hormonal change, shifting identities, and evolving family roles can interact to produce overwhelm, fatigue, cognitive variability, grief, and a sense of disconnection. Her work aims to clarify how these forces intersect and to help people make sense of difficult symptoms in both clinical and humane terms.

Guided by values of authenticity, autonomy, and resistance to shaming systems, Dawn treats each person as the expert of their own life. She integrates evidence-based methods including cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior therapy skills, EMDR-informed techniques, and trauma-aware care within a holistic, strength-based framework. This combination supports skill development in emotional regulation, pattern awareness, shame reduction, and reconnection with purpose during major life transitions.

Warm, attuned, and down-to-earth, Dawn offers a space for deep exploration and sustained growth, helping people cultivate resilience, greater clarity, and a renewed sense of self.