Dawn Cooperstein, LCSW

Dawn Cooperstein is an LCSW - licensed clinical social worker in Arizona with 17 years of experience. Dawn helps people who struggle with anger as well as anxiety, depression, trauma and life transitions. She also supports clients facing issues like ADHD, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, grief, and career stress.

Dawn uses a client-centered approach informed by depth psychology and Jungian ideas. She treats emotional distress as communication from the inner world rather than a sign of personal failure. In sessions she listens for patterns, helps name what is happening, and works with people to find practical ways to manage intense feelings and interpersonal conflict.

Her practice recognizes how trauma histories, neurodivergence, hormonal changes, and shifting family roles can combine to increase overwhelm and irritability. Dawn pays attention to how those factors show up in daily life and decision making. She introduces skills for emotional regulation and ways to reduce shame that often underlie angry responses.

Dawn draws on several approaches, including dialectical behavior therapy techniques and EMDR-informed strategies, to support regulation and processing of traumatic memories. She also brings existential questions into the work to help people reconnect with meaning and choice during difficult transitions.

People can expect straightforward, reflective conversations that aim to increase self-understanding and usable coping tools. Dawn helps people practice new ways of responding to triggers, repair strained relationships, and build steadier rhythms in day-to-day life.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions