LCSW, 25 years of experience
Hello, meet Dr. Dawn D. Burton, a psychotherapist with psychoeducation and biopsychosocial-spiritual clinical counseling expertise to promote acceptance and quality of life for older adults, children, and families across the lifespan. As a licensed clinical social worker, she employs strategies that promote life skills and coping amid crisis and life disturbances with a specialization in chronic conditions, terminal disease, and end-of-life decision making. With over 25 years of social work expertise in healthcare and nonprofit management, Burton is credited for her leadership in community organizing chronic disease awareness, health fairs, and nonprofit organizational programming to bridge service gaps affecting persons impacted by chronic disease. Burton holds a bachelor's degree in public relations communications from Saint Augustine's College, a master's degree in social work from Virginia Commonwealth University, and with a doctorate in Organizational Leadership with emphasis in Healthcare Administration from Grand Canyon University, Burton is an adjunct professor for their School of Social Work Masters' program. Outside of her formal work, Burton and her husband enjoy philanthropy, ministry outreach efforts, camping and fishing.
Focused on getting to know you, the first session will be person-centered to learn more about you and what you hope to gain from psychotherapy. Clients can expect clinical homework that will help capture their goals for therapy.
My strengths include the use of a down-to-earth, transparent, innovative-approach that values safety and confidentiality.
I am well positioned to work with males, females, seniors, adolescents, and adults that identify across the sex/gender spectrum from gay to straight and the religious spectrum of spiritual to atheist.
9 ratings with written reviews
July 10, 2025
I had in mind of the kind of provider I needed and without mentioning, Dawn was everything I did and didn't know I needed. very warm, intelligent, present, authentic and truly allowed me to be myself, sailor mouth and all.
May 26, 2025
I am able to express my thoughts and heart in a non-threatening or intimidating environment with Dawn.
May 17, 2025
My therapist is a joy to work with! She makes me feel comfortable, heard and seen.
Dawn Burton offers therapy covered by Kaiser Permanente - Medicaid and UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicaid in Virginia.
With over 17 years of experience helping persons living with chronic and terminal conditions, Dr. Burton employs counseling techniques that promote quality of life and self-acceptance across the lifespan.
Ordained an evangelist in the Apostolic denomination of Christianity since 2011, Dr. Burton embraces Biblical concepts to promote therapeutic goals without respect of persons across religious, racial, gender, economic, sexual orientation, age, ability, or cultural differences.
Reframing techniques to combat apathy, ambivalence, and intrusive thoughts, Dr. Burton adopts strengths-based terminology via teach-back and roleplay strategies.
Approaching counseling sessions with a biopsychosocial-spiritual lens, Dr. Burton uses Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy techniques to promote commitment to change.