DAWN BROGGI-SUMNER, MSW, LSW
Therapy that meets you where you are—and helps you move forward.
LIFE TRANSITIONS · LGBTQIA+ AFFIRMING CARE · ANXIETY & ADHD
You don’t have to have everything figured out to begin. Therapy can be a space to understand yourself, build on your strengths, and navigate life in a way that feels right for you.
Telehealth throughout New Jersey
You might be here because…
You’re trying to figure things out, but you’re not always sure where to start.
– You’re navigating a life change and trying to figure out who you are in this new chapter.
– Anxiety, depression, or ADHD is making everyday life feel harder.
– You want a therapist who respects your gender identity, sexuality, and lived experiences.
– You feel stuck in patterns that you want to understand and change.
– You’re working through the effects of past experiences or trauma.
– You’re building a life in recovery and want support along the way.
You deserve support that starts with where you are—not where someone else thinks you should be.
How I Can Help
Support that starts with your needs, your strengths, and your goals.
Life Transitions & Adjustment
Navigate change, uncertainty, and the process of figuring out what comes next.
LGBTQIA+ Affirming Care
Explore identity, relationships, and life experiences in a space that respects who you are.
Anxiety, Depression & ADHD
Better understand your experiences, develop coping strategies, and find approaches that work for your everyday life.
Trauma & Substance Use Recovery
Work through difficult experiences, strengthen coping skills, and build support for recovery.
Affirming Care, Without Assumptions
You deserve to be understood on your own terms.
Clients bring their own identities, relationships, communities, and experiences into therapy—and they deserve a space where those experiences are respected rather than judged. My approach emphasizes queer- and trans-affirming care and an interest in how society affects psychology.
My Approach
Collaborative, practical, and built around you.
We can understand where your patterns come from without getting stuck in them. I want therapy to give you both insight and something you can actually use in your everyday life.
01
Meet you where you are.
Start with your current needs, experiences, and goals rather than a predetermined idea of where you should be.
02
Build on your strengths.
Identify what is already working and use those strengths as a foundation for growth.
03
Understand the patterns.
Explore thoughts, emotions, relationships, and behaviors that may be affecting your well-being.
04
Find what works for you.
Collaborate on strategies that fit your life and individual needs.
Approaches:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Interpersonal Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
A little about me
Therapist. Collaborator. Lifelong learner.
I earned my Master of Social Work from Rutgers University and have extensive experience providing individual therapy to clients with diverse backgrounds and concerns. My background includes work in intensive outpatient treatment for substance use disorders and facilitating groups focused on support and coping skills for maintaining sobriety. I am professionally interested in life adjustment, affirming care, the brain-body connection, and the influence of society on psychology.
Outside the therapy room, you'll usually find me…
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You don’t have to figure it all out on your own.
You want therapy that works with you, not against you.
Let’s explore what support could look like for you.