Dominque Proctor

Dominque Proctor is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) based in Ohio who helps people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship struggles, and substance use concerns. He centers work on practical steps that fit everyday life. Sessions aim to help clients set goals, practice skills, and make steady progress over time.

Proctor keeps the room warm and nonjudgmental while also emphasizing accountability. He encourages people to notice patterns, take responsibility for choices, and test new behaviors between sessions. That mix of support and structure is meant to make change feel possible and manageable.

His clinical background includes outpatient, intensive outpatient, and partial hospitalization settings. Those experiences inform how he approaches crises, recovery from substance use, and complex mood or trauma-related concerns. He uses tools and assessments to track how therapy is going and to keep work focused on agreed goals.

Methods draw from Trauma-Focused Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, client-centered principles, and existential ideas. In practice this looks like exploring core beliefs, learning concrete coping skills, improving boundaries and communication, and working through meaning and life choices.

Proctor earned a Bachelor of Social Work from Ohio University Zanesville and a Master of Social Work, and he holds an Ohio LISW. He is currently pursuing an MBA. Outside work he enjoys travel, Ohio State football, staying active, and time with family and friends.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on addressing the effects of traumatic events and related symptoms. It often involves careful pacing, grounding and coping skills, and revisiting difficult memories when the client is ready to reduce their ongoing impact.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client’s own experience. The therapist listens without judgment, reflects what the client says, and helps the person clarify values and goals. This approach helps people feel understood while they make decisions about change.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets the thoughts and behaviors that maintain problems. It teaches specific skills for managing anxiety, mood, and impulse-related concerns and uses homework to practice those skills between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist works collaboratively to choose strategies that fit a person’s goals, current situation, and preferences. That may mean mixing approaches, trying a skill-focused plan first, or addressing traumatic material more gradually.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins on busy days. It also makes it possible to practice coping tools in everyday settings and review progress together without needing a long commute.