Teresa 'Terri" Dawe

Teresa “Terri” Dawe, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 34 years of experience supporting individuals, families, and groups. She earned her undergraduate degree at the University of South Carolina and completed her Master of Social Work (MSW) at Rutgers University. She also completed a post-master’s certificate program in Marriage and Family Therapy at the Family Institute (now the Multicultural Family Institute), and received training in the Duluth Model of Domestic Violence through the Family Institute.

Across her career, Terri has worked in outpatient settings and has supervised interns and provisionally licensed clinicians as they progressed toward licensure. She has also held a range of administrative leadership roles, including developing clinical programs informed by evidence-based outcomes. In addition, she brings 16 years of experience managing Employee Assistance Programs, where she worked directly with employees and consulted with Unions and Human Resources. Terri also provides training and consultation to other professionals focused on family and couples cases.

Terri’s clinical work is grounded in a family systems framework, helping clients understand how personal history and relationship patterns can shape present-day challenges. She integrates CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), MI (Motivational Interviewing), and psychoeducation to support change, strengthen insight, and build practical skills. She has experience working with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and mood disorders, and offers a collaborative therapeutic process focused on insight, growth, and meaningful change, with compassion and a non-judgmental stance for those seeking a stronger sense of self.