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Dawn Cooke-Osorio, LMHC

  • Experience6 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Family
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Dawn

Dawn Cooke-Osorio is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor who works with clients seeking support for stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, grief, and ADHD among other life challenges.

Background and approach

With six years of clinical experience, she offers a warm, interactive style and emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in the therapeutic relationship. She draws on several evidence-based approaches to tailor care to each person's needs, helping clients build skills for coping with change, managing intensity around anger or panic, and navigating family and intimacy-related issues.

Dawn enjoys working across age ranges and focuses on helping people heal from trauma and move toward the goals they set for themselves. Her practice centers on collaborative work that encourages growth and practical change.

Dawn aims to support clients through difficult transitions, strengthen self-esteem and coping strategies, and foster progress toward a healthier, more fulfilling life.

Approaches That Support Growth in Online Care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns of trust, closeness, and conflict; in online sessions this approach helps clients explore connection needs and improve relationship responses. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets thoughts and behaviors that maintain distress, offering practical strategies for anxiety, mood concerns, panic, and obsessive patterns that can be practiced between sessions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and acceptance skills that reduce reactivity and support emotional regulation during stressful moments.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Dawn works with each person to identify goals, preferences, and daily realities, then integrates methods that feel most useful. Over time the plan can be adjusted based on what is helping and what obstacles arise, so the work stays responsive and client-centered.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides flexibility for people balancing work, family, or mobility needs. These formats allow regular check-ins and opportunities to practice new skills in real life with therapist support, making it easier to access ongoing care from wherever the client is located in Florida.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Dawn commonly address in sessions?
She works with a range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, parenting matters, and ADHD among other topics.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach and style?
The approach is warm and interactive, blending client-centered listening with techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral, attachment-based, existential, and mindfulness therapies to fit individual needs.
What level of experience does she bring to sessions?
She has six years of experience providing counseling and uses evidence-based methods to help clients work toward healing and practical change.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida with the credential listed as FL LMHC MH16760.
Can non-English speakers access services with her?
Services are offered in English only and she is not listed as providing services in other languages.
Are international clients accepted for therapy?
She is not currently accepting international clients at this time.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and scheduling handled to begin therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shameIntellectual disabilityLife purposeObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English

What Dawn can help with

Dawn Cooke-Osorio works with clients on stress and anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and depression.

Dawn works with people of all ages.

How Dawn approaches therapy

Dawn's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Dawn is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Florida, with 6 years of clinical experience.