Mrs. Dawn Louise Del rio LMSW ACSW

Dr. Dawn Del Rio is a fully licensed practicing psychotherapist providing telehealth and traditional services in Jackson, Michigan. After receiving degrees in psychology and clinical social work from Michigan State University, she attended the University of Louisiana and received her PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy.  She has additional training from the University of Michigan as a sexual health therapist and educator, assisting couples with intimacy and interpersonal effectiveness.

Dr. Del Rio has worked in the mental health field for nearly 30 years across a variety of settings, including inpatient psychiatric care, community mental health centers, community development and outreach, assessment and crisis intervention, utilization management, outpatient clinics, and private practice. She specializes in the treatment of personality disorders and is trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Crisis Intervention, and Sex Therapy and Sexual Health. Dr. Del Rio has a broad range of clinical experiences working primarily with adults and couples in the following areas: anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder, personality disorders, anger and stress management, relationship and interpersonal conflict, depression, bipolar disorder, and adjustment disorders. She is also a clinical field supervisor through Michigan State University and the University of Michigan, helping to meet the educational needs of graduate students and emerging therapists. 

Dr. Del Rio's approach to treatment involves a biopsychosocial and person-centered perspective. She works collaboratively with her clients, examining the person within their environment. Dawn will stay the course with her clients while simultaneously recognizing their need to be accountable, engaged, and present during the therapeutic process. She adopts a nonjudgmental stance while concurrently addressing life interfering behaviors and the need for healthy change.  Dr. Del Rio actively seeks to acknowledge her clients' strengths, explore solutions, identify constructive areas of control, and teach skills to improve her clients' functioning and quality of life.