Dominque Proctor, LISW

Dominque Proctor is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) based in Ohio who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, substance use, and trauma. He offers straightforward, goal-focused care that balances support with accountability. Sessions aim to build skills that make everyday life feel more manageable.

Proctor keeps sessions practical. He helps people notice unhelpful thinking and practice new behaviors between meetings. He also focuses on boundaries, communication, and tracking progress with tools and assessments that make change measurable.

His background includes work in outpatient, intensive outpatient, and partial hospitalization settings. That experience exposed him to a wide range of concerns such as codependency, commitment issues, abandonment, and addiction. He draws on that variety to tailor plans to each person’s situation.

Proctor uses several therapeutic approaches when appropriate, including cognitive behavioral methods, client-centered techniques, and strategies from dialectical behavior therapy. He aims to make therapy a collaborative process. People set goals together and review what’s working as they go.

Outside of practice he is pursuing an MBA to broaden his leadership skills. He spends free time traveling, following Ohio State Buckeyes football, staying active, and being with family and friends.

How helpful approaches translate to online therapy

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. It teaches concrete skills you can practice between sessions to change patterns that keep problems going.

Client-centered therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the person sets the pace and priorities. This approach supports clearer goals and stronger self-understanding during the online work.

Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, offers skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships. These practical tools can help with impulsivity, addiction-related challenges, and intense emotions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences. Together they review what helps and adjust the plan as needed.

Online sessions are delivered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skill work. Phone sessions can fit a busy schedule or work when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging offer brief check-ins, homework review, and skill practice between longer appointments. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while juggling work, family, and other commitments.