About Dawn
Dawn Shelley Wann is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Missouri. She brings 14 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. Dawn speaks English and uses practical methods to support people facing life changes and parenting challenges.
Her approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to match each person's needs.
How Dawn works
She focuses on building strengths and clear skills you can use between sessions. Dawn also addresses issues such as intimacy concerns, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She works with adults and adolescents on a range of concerns, including abandonment, attachment issues, blended family stress, body image, communication problems, and dissociation.
Dawn frames therapy as a partnership where the person is the expert on their life and she offers tools and perspective to move forward. Her background includes work with trauma and clinical approaches that prioritize both emotion and behavior. Sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
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Dawn lists 13 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
What Dawn works with
The areas below are the ones Dawn selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPC, LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes by focusing on small, meaningful steps. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and the person’s own goals to build insight and confidence; it suits people who need a supportive, nonjudgmental space to talk. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to reduce symptoms such as anxiety and depression.Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will choose or combine methods so sessions match real-life needs and feel useful from week to week.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and fuller interaction. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging let someone check in between sessions, send updates, or use therapy when a written format fits better. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or a busy schedule while keeping focus on progress and practical skills.
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