LPC, LMHC

Dawn Shelley Wann, LPC, LMHC

Experience14 years
LocationMissouri
Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy

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About Dawn

Dawn Shelley Wann is a licensed clinician who draws on a client-centered foundation combined with evidence-based tools to address stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, grief, and trauma.

Background and approach

With 14 years of clinical experience, she emphasizes the client's strengths and personal knowledge of their life while integrating practical strategies from cognitive and behavioral frameworks to improve coping, emotion regulation, and day-to-day functioning.

Her work often weaves together Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused approaches to help people navigate depression, bipolar symptoms, parenting and intimacy-related concerns, and compassion fatigue. She also supports clients facing ADHD-related difficulties alongside a broad range of additional focus areas such as attachment issues, communication problems, and dissociation.

Dawn holds LPC and LMHC credentials and practices in Missouri, offering flexible formats to match clients' schedules. She approaches therapy as a collaborative process that honors the client's expertise in their own life, while offering structure, skill-building, and emotional exploration to address ongoing challenges and life transitions.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Options

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify personal values and take committed actions even when difficult thoughts and feelings arise; it is useful for anxiety, stress, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety and to improve coping skills. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be helpful for intense emotions, relationship difficulties, and self-management challenges.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to evaluate goals, preferences, and the challenges they bring to sessions, and then tailor methods so that skills training, emotional processing, or values-based action fit the person's needs. Clients participate actively in shaping the direction of work and in practicing strategies between sessions.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing people to access licensed professionals from their own routines. These formats make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or geographic limitations while still engaging in structured therapeutic approaches and skill-building.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Dawn commonly work with?

She addresses a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, bipolar symptoms, parenting challenges, and ADHD.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style blends a client-centered stance with evidence-based practices like CBT, DBT, ACT, and EFT to combine emotional exploration with practical skill building.

What is her background and experience?

She has 14 years of professional experience working with adults and adolescents on a variety of mental health and relational concerns.

What credentials and location does she hold?

Dawn is credentialed as an LPC and LMHC and provides services based in Missouri with the license details MO LPC 2016028193 and WA LMHC LH61442916.

What languages and international availability are offered?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available for appointments?

Clients can work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.

How does pricing and payment work for sessions?

Cost varies depending on location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Grief Depression

Also works with

Family conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issues Autism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesGuilt and shame ImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purpose Mood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

14+ years

Licensed

Missouri, Washington

Languages

English