Dominque Proctor, LISW

Dominque Proctor is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) based in Ohio who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, depression, and jealousy. He combines straightforward support with practical accountability to help clients make changes they can keep. Sessions aim to identify patterns, set clear goals, and build skills that fit daily life.

Dominque brings five years of clinical experience from outpatient, intensive outpatient, and partial hospitalization settings. He focuses on anxiety, trauma and abuse, substance use, intimacy-related issues, life transitions, and compassion fatigue. He also addresses concerns like abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, and communication problems.

In sessions he offers a warm, nonjudgmental tone while encouraging clients to try new behaviors between meetings. He emphasizes measurable progress and uses evidence-based tools to track how well strategies are working. Expect a mix of listening, skill practice, and clear steps to follow outside of sessions.

His approach draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior tools, existential questions about meaning, and relationship-focused work influenced by the Gottman Method. These are used to help people change thoughts, manage emotions, and improve interactions with others.

Dominque completed a Bachelor of Social Work at Ohio University Zanesville in 2020 and a Master of Social Work in 2022. He is currently pursuing an MBA to strengthen leadership and organizational skills. Outside work he enjoys travel, staying active, and time with family and friends.

How approaches translate to online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and creating a respectful space where the client guides the pace and goals; it helps when someone needs acceptance and clarity about what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it works well for anxiety, depression, and managing jealousy. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal skills, which can help with impulsivity, intense emotions, and relationship conflict.

Finding the right combination of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can shift over time as progress is tracked and new challenges arise.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people join from a wider range of locations, but the biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions still include the same skill teaching, goal setting, and progress tracking used in in-person work, adapted to the session format chosen.