Damara Ferguson, LCSW, LISW
Ohio · 16 years in practice
Damara Ferguson is a licensed social worker based in Ohio who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and self-esteem struggles.
License and registration
- LISW, Ohio
- I.2203811-SUPV · expires August 2026
- LCSW, Oregon
- L15324 · expires August 2026
- NPI
- 1467041541 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Damara
Damara Ferguson is a licensed social worker based in Ohio who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and self-esteem struggles. She brings 16 years of clinical experience to her work and focuses on practical steps people can use day to day. Damara aims to listen without judgment and to adapt discussions to each person's needs.
She uses approaches that center emotions and relationships as well as practical skills. Sessions often include exploring feelings, noticing unhelpful thoughts, and trying small behavior changes between meetings.
Background and approach
Damara explains ideas plainly and keeps goals realistic and manageable. Damara emphasizes a collaborative style. She works with each person to set priorities and to build coping tools that fit their life.
Conversations are paced to match what someone can handle right now, and plans are adjusted over time. Her work draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas to understand patterns in relationships and emotions. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy methods to address thoughts and actions that get in the way of progress.
Damara holds the credential LCSW and the credential LISW, which reflect her social work licensure. Her practice includes a wide range of concerns from grief and trauma to parenting stress and career strain. She aims to make therapy useful and approachable for people facing hard moments.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Damara lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Damara names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How emotion-focused and action-based approaches work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and work with their emotions so they can change painful interaction patterns and feel more connected to what matters. It is useful for understanding strong feelings and how those feelings shape responses in relationships and daily life.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches skills to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without fighting them, and to take values-based actions despite discomfort. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and trying practical behavior changes to reduce symptoms and improve functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match goals, needs, and preferences. Plans are adjusted as work proceeds so the approach fits the client rather than the other way around.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls are helpful for deeper conversational work and visual cues, phone sessions can fit into a break or when bandwidth is limited, live chat and text work well for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make therapy easier to fit into a busy life and allow continuity when in-person meetings are not possible.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Damara help address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, self-esteem, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting stress, ADHD, and related areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens closely and works with clients to set realistic goals and practical steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
The clinician has 16 years of clinical experience working with a variety of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She holds the credentials LCSW and LISW and practices in Ohio.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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