Aubrielle Pluim, LSW, MSW
Licensed Social Worker
APluim@DawsonCounseling.com
Focus Areas:
Trauma & PTSD, Anxiety & Depression, Attachment & Relational Trauma, Emotional Regulation, Family Systems, Couples, & High-Conflict Relationships, Occupational Trauma in First Responders & High-Stress Professions, Boundaries, Self-Worth & Interpersonal Patterns.
Clientele:
3+ for therapy, 4+ for assessments
Location:
Carmel office; In-person and virtual in Indiana
Approach:
Aubrielle works from a trauma-informed, attachment-focused perspective, with an emphasis on creating a safe, steady, and collaborative therapeutic relationship. She helps clients make sense of how past experiences, relational dynamics, and nervous system responses continue to show up in their daily lives, especially during moments of stress, conflict, or emotional overwhelm.
Her approach integrates evidence-based and experiential modalities, including EMDR, parts-informed (IFS-informed) work, Brainspotting (beginning March 2026), Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), Motivational Interviewing, Theraplay-informed interventions, and sand tray therapy. These tools are used flexibly and thoughtfully, always guided by the client’s needs, readiness, and sense of safety.
Sessions are both reflective and practical, blending insight with concrete skills to support emotional regulation, healthier boundaries, and more secure relationships. Aubrielle values authenticity and consistency in the therapeutic relationship and works at a pace that feels respectful, supportive, and sustainable, with the goal of fostering meaningful and lasting change.
Bio:
Aubrielle is a Licensed Social Worker and trauma-informed therapist with experience working in both private practice and high-acuity settings. She previously worked in a children’s shelter, where she supported youth with complex needs, and later spent several years in private practice working with adults, couples, and families. She earned her BSW from The Ohio State University and her MSW from Indiana Wesleyan University. Outside of work, Aubrielle enjoys baking, sewing, reading, creative projects, staying active, and spending time with her family.
Insurance Accepted:
Anthem, BCBS, Aetna, First Health, Optum (UHC, UMR)
Out-of-Network Benefits may apply for all other insurance plans. We can provide superbills, too.
Private Pay Rates:
Intake: $220
Individual: $180
Couples: $210
Licensure:
Licensed Social Worker, State of Indiana 33012774A
Education:
MSW, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2024
BSW, The Ohio State University, 2009