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Dominique Harwell

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Dominique Harwell, LPCC

Ohio

Ohio LPCC - Anger and Relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsLPCC
  • LicenseLPCC, Ohio / E.2102382
  • NPI1427567924
  • Experience8 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationOhio

About

  • Anger management skills
  • Stress and anxiety
  • CBT and DBT techniques

About Dominique

Dominique Harwell is an Ohio LPCC with eight years of professional experience. She works with adults who want clearer ways to handle stress, anxiety, anger, relationship strain, grief, depression, and self-esteem concerns. Sessions focus on practical steps to reduce reactive moments and build steadier connections.

She uses straightforward conversation and collaborative problem solving. Dominique leans on client-centered methods so people can say what matters most and notice patterns that keep them stuck. She also draws from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior strategies to interrupt unhelpful thoughts and practice calmer responses in real situations.

For trauma and abuse or intense memories, she may use EMDR approaches to process distressing events in a focused way. Existential ideas appear when people want to talk about meaning, life purpose, or big shifts like loss and career change. Dominique mixes these tools to match what someone needs that week.

In sessions she aims to help people find better balance between work and relationships. That can mean setting clearer boundaries, improving communication, or learning short skills to de-escalate arguments. She also supports those facing parenting strain, blended family issues, body image concerns, and grief after separation.

Her style is direct and practical. Progress often looks like fewer snap reactions, clearer requests with others, and smaller steps toward goals such as improved intimacy, reduced impulsivity, or steadier mood management.

How sessions work

How therapeutic approaches come alive online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people can name what matters and notice unhelpful patterns. Online sessions can use that same open conversation to clarify triggers, values, and goals.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In remote sessions this often means identifying thought patterns, trying short behavioral experiments between meetings, and reviewing what changed. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills like distress tolerance and emotion regulation to reduce impulsive reactions and heated arguments. Those skills translate well to online coaching and between-session practice.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that fit goals, needs, and preferences, and she will adjust tactics as progress or obstacles appear. That collaborative finding-out keeps sessions practical and focused on everyday challenges.

The original biography did not specify which remote session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and remove travel time so people can use their available hours more efficiently.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesBody imageCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposePostpartum depressionSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Listed in

Ohio

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, anger, relationship issues, grief, depression, self-esteem and related concerns like parenting, body image, and career stress.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses a client-centered approach alongside cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy techniques to produce practical skills and clearer thinking.

How much experience does she have?

She has eight years of professional experience working with adults on emotional and relational concerns.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is an LPCC licensed in Ohio and practices from that state.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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