Do you find yourself struggling with feelings of anxiety, depression, or substance use disorder issues? Are you struggling with traumatic memories and a sense of overwhelm? Maybe your life has taken an unexpected turn and you are left feeling lost, confused, hurt, or even ashamed. Let’s begin walking this journey towards balance, wellness, and renewal together. With extensive experience working with adults, adolescents, and families addressing symptoms of anxiety, depression, trauma, adjustment issues, grief and addictions, I can help. I educate, support, and empower clients to triumph over disabling emotions and negative experiences, and become the primary stakeholders in their journey of healing and growth. I utilize a strength-based approach characterized by empathy, compassion, kindness, and acceptance. I know that seeking therapy can be scary, the gift lies in the opportunity you are giving yourself to learn skills necessary to overcome your challenges and struggles. You will leave with a high sense of resilience, hope, and courage. Let's begin working together towards your journey of healing and positive change.
In our first session we will start with brief introductions, clients will be provided with information on informed consent. With warm, empathetic, open-ended questions, clients will be provided the opportunity to discuss their presenting issues. I am aware how difficult self-disclosure can be for some individuals, especially in the first sessions when therapeutic trust is not yet established . Thus, tact, sensitivity, gentleness, warmth, and unconditional positive regards will be utilized to create a safe, non-judgmental, validating space. I go at my clients' pace, allowing their narratives to unfold seamlessly and organically. Empirically-sound clinical interventions that have been proven effective for reducing distressing emotions will be introduced from the first session. Mindfulness interventions will be utilized for grounding and self-soothing of the sympathetic nervous system in order to down-regulate the stress response. Clients will leave their first session feeling heard, validated, comforted, and with a new sense of hope, strength, and resilience.
My professional strengths include the ability to create a safe, non-judgmental, warm, and supportive environment where clients feel heard, validated, comforted, and supported from the first session, and throughout their treatment duration. Clients will leave sessions with greater self awareness and a sense of personal empowerment. Client will be provided with cognitive and practical tools for managing stressors adaptively.
Men, women, spiritual, non-spiritual, life crisis, life adjustments, adverse childhood experience, psychological trauma.
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Cash - $100 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Ambetter Health
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Anthem
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Florida Blue
Florida Blue - Medicare
Golden Rule
GTEB
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Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Independence Keystone 65 HMO
Independence Personal Choice 65 PPO
Medicare
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Complete Care (C-SNP)
UnitedHealthcare Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Explore connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Identify cognitive distortions, and teach skills for cognitive reframing to foster healthier thinking patterns.
EMDR
Provide a safe and supportive context to facilitate healing from PTSD, utilize EMDR therapy to tap into the body's intrinsic ability to heal.
19 ratings with written reviews
June 16, 2026
Ms. Ferguson, keeps it real on my mental health. I may think something that I should do for my situation but with love and kindness she'll redirect my thinking on something more sensible. She doesn't just talk to me; we have therapeutic conversations. I've had many therapist in the pass: She is by far the "BEST" in the field in my opinion.
May 5, 2026
If you have been searching for a provider to assist you along your mental journey Dawn is the one. Her compassionate and intellectual style has really assisted me in becoming better as a person. I'm happy I found her!
April 9, 2026
Absolutely Amazing! It felt comforting and is exactly what I am looking for.