- Focus on balance
- Skill-based tools
- Warm listening
About Dominique
Dominique Harwell is an Ohio licensed professional counselor clinical candidate (LPCC) who focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, and relationship concerns. She emphasizes creating a nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what matters to them. Dominique encourages practical steps toward better balance and more satisfying connections.
She draws on several approaches to tailor sessions to each person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking and build different habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches skills for handling intense emotions and improving relationships. Client-Centered Therapy keeps conversations grounded in the client's priorities and values.
Dominique has eight years of work experience in counseling settings and uses that background to guide goal-setting and progress checks. She often focuses on improving communication, managing impulsivity, and working through codependency or body image concerns when these come up. Her style aims to be steady and straightforward so people can make usable changes between sessions.
Sessions also address life transitions like divorce, blended family challenges, parenting stress, and postpartum depression. She supports people coping with trauma, grief, and compassion fatigue by pairing emotion-focused work with skill building. Dominique works with LGBTQ clients and those dealing with career questions or feelings of emptiness.
Taking a first step can feel risky. Dominique offers a calmer way forward by listening, helping set small goals, and checking what works as you go.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what the person brings to sessions, which helps shape goals and the pace of online meetings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down problems into thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical tools people can try between sessions to reduce anxiety or depression.Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, presents concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved communication. These skills can be practiced and reviewed during remote appointments to help with intense emotions, impulsivity, relationship strain, or codependency patterns.
Finding the right approach is often part of the first few meetings. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods to use, adjust techniques based on progress, and prioritize the client’s goals and preferences. That way the work stays focused and relevant.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make fitting therapy into a busy life easier by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting people meet from locations that are more convenient. Many clients find that remote sessions make it simpler to keep regular appointments, practice skills between meetings, and maintain consistency with life and work demands.
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Experience
8+ years
Credentials
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Dominique help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, self-esteem, body image, codependency, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is practical and person-focused. She blends Client-Centered work with CBT and DBT skills to match what each person needs.
How much experience does she have?
She brings eight years of professional counseling experience to her practice and uses that background to guide treatment plans.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LPCC credential and is licensed in Ohio.
Are sessions available in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost and subscription work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with scheduling?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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