Dawn Cheetham

(She/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Accepts

Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Oscar (Optum), Oxford (Optum), Quest Behavioral Health, and United Healthcare (Optum)

Specializes in

Anxiety

Intro Style Cost More info

Great to meet you!

My ideal client struggles with anxiety, depression, or issues causing them to feel stuck. I hold a master's degree in Social work with a minor in gerontology(the study of aging). I have been practicing as a therapist for 15 years. I enjoy working with clients who are caring for aging parents as well as their own children.

A bit about my approach to therapy

My approach to therapy is to allow the client to speak about their thoughts and feelings at the moment. I also use Cognitive Behavior Therapy to challenge some of those thoughts that may be causing the client to feel stuck. Then we can search for a way to manage these thoughts and feelings.

What you can expect from our first session

One of my first questions for a client is "what is bringing you here to therapy". At that time we can seek out the goals that they are looking to obtain. I will often assign homework to aid in exploring the issue and learning new coping strategies.

Dawn's style is

Empowering

Warm

Humorous

Insurance carriers Dawn accepts

Aetna

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Carelon Behavioral Health

Cigna

Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey

Oscar

Oxford

Quest Behavioral Health

United Healthcare

More about Dawn

MSW (Master of Social Work) at Kean College of New Jersey

License type: LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (New Jersey)

Gender: Cisgender Female

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Languages: English

Works with: Adults

More specialties: Depression, Family Issues, and Stress

Modalities: Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)