Therapist profile
Dominique Decoster, LICSW
Massachusetts
LICSW - Stress and Addictions
Continue with DominiqueWhere Dominique stands
- Credentials
- LICSW
- License
- LICSW, Massachusetts / 114319
- NPI
- 1134242050
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English, Spanish, French
- Location
- Massachusetts
About
- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Dominique
Dominique Decoster is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts with four years of clinical experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem concerns, and bipolar-related challenges. Dominique also focuses on codependency, attachment issues, communication problems, and related concerns.
She uses straightforward, practical approaches in sessions. Dominique listens to how a person describes their problem and helps them name patterns that keep repeating. She offers tools drawn from cognitive behavioral work, DBT skills, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and client-centered approaches. Sessions often include step-by-step strategies for setting limits, managing strong emotions, and changing unhelpful thoughts.
Dominique trained at Springfield College where she earned her MSW and completed internships in a correctional facility and a cancer center. She spent three years working as a therapist in a clinic and has experience in social work with the public defender's office, where she provided services to people facing criminal charges.
Her background means she is used to working with people who have experienced trauma, legal stress, and complicated life circumstances. In sessions she combines practical coping skills with a focus on how relationships and past experiences shape current choices.
She offers services in English, Spanish, and French. Before booking, people should confirm the current session formats and any scheduling details.
How sessions work
Approaches used in online sessions
Dominique draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy alongside client-centered work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce worry, low mood, and patterns that feed codependent responding. DBT teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving how someone responds in difficult moments. Client-centered work emphasizes listening and helping people describe what matters to them in everyday terms rather than fitting them into a label.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Dominique will collaborate with each person to decide what methods match their goals, needs, and pace. She checks in about what helps and adjusts tools over time so sessions focus on practical change and better day-to-day functioning.
Session formats should be confirmed before booking. If you plan to use online sessions, check which formats are offered now and choose what fits your schedule. Online options can make it easier to fit therapy into a work break, avoid commuting, have a shorter check-in when time is limited, or choose audio-only sessions when bandwidth is an issue. Talk with Dominique about what will work best for arranging regular sessions and follow-ups.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English, Spanish, French
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, eating and sleeping issues, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem concerns, and bipolar-related challenges, and also helps people with codependency and attachment issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a practical, client-centered approach. Sessions often combine CBT, DBT skills, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to teach concrete coping tools.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Dominique has four years of clinical experience and holds an MSW. She also has longer-term experience in social work settings supporting people with legal and trauma-related needs.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) practicing in Massachusetts.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English, Spanish, and French.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what do they cost?
Session cost varies with location and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; exact pricing depends on the plan and regional factors.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the booking steps.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.