Dashon Mcnelley is a licensed professional counselor based in Alabama who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes.
01About Dashon
Dashon Mcnelley is a licensed professional counselor based in Alabama who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away and keeps sessions straightforward and goal-oriented. Dashon often works with concerns such as trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD, depression, and issues with intimacy and relationships.
She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, family conflict, body image, and the emotional fallout of divorce or separation.
Background and approach
Her style is collaborative and warm. She listens first, then helps clients build concrete skills for coping, regulating emotions, and improving communication. Sessions are a mix of talking, skill practice, and small homework tasks to reinforce progress between meetings.
Dashon draws on approaches like Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Existential Therapy to match the work to each person’s needs. She explains techniques in plain language and checks in often to adjust the plan. With five years of professional experience and the LPC credential, she aims to help people find clearer thinking and steadier feelings.
The goal is not quick fixes but steady change that fits everyday life and responsibilities.
02Credentials
- LPC (Alabama)
- License LPC04866 · expires July 2026
- NPI
- 1679165278 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Dashon lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Methods Dashon names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Dashon names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and empathy. The therapist follows the client's lead, helps people feel heard, and supports self-directed change which can help with low self-esteem, grief, and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it creates clear steps people can try between sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication. Those tools are helpful for managing intense emotions, impulsivity, and relationship challenges.
Finding the right blend of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick approaches that match goals and daily life. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video can closely mirror in-person work, phone calls use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work, live chat supports quick check-ins, and messaging is useful for short updates or ongoing support between meetings. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy routines.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does this therapist address?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, grief, and life changes among other concerns.
What is the general therapy style and approach?
The approach is collaborative and practical, blending client-centered listening with skills-based work from CBT and DBT and emotion-focused techniques when useful.
How much clinical experience does Dashon have?
Dashon has five years of experience as a therapist working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Alabama.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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