Dawn Shelley Wann is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Missouri.
01About Dawn
Dawn Shelley Wann is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Missouri. She brings 14 years of experience helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and life changes. Dawn works with adults and adolescents and focuses on practical steps people can take to feel steadier day to day.
Dawn centers sessions on the person in front of her, listening first and helping clients name what matters most.
Background and approach
She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and act on them. Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools are used when strong emotions need clearer management skills. Clients can expect straightforward conversations and tools to practice between sessions.
Dawn also brings techniques from Emotionally-Focused and Client-Centered approaches when relationships and attachment themes come up. She frames progress as small changes that add up over time rather than instant fixes. Her work covers a wide range of concerns, including parenting strain, intimacy-related issues, attention challenges such as ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue for caregivers.
Dawn also addresses grief, anger, communication problems, and attachment or abandonment worries. Therapy is offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and sessions are arranged after completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling with her.
Dawn holds licensure as an LPC in Missouri and as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Washington. She conducts sessions in English and does not take international clients at this time.
02Credentials
- LPC (Missouri)
- License 2016028193 · expires June 2027
- LMHC (Washington)
- License LH61442916 · expires March 2026
- NPI
- 1386115566 · national provider identifier
Both are public records. A state board register will confirm a license and its standing, and the national registry will confirm an NPI. This directory copies what the counselor lists and checks neither.
03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Dawn lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Dawn names
- 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
These are the methods Dawn 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
Approach-driven care available online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and still move toward what matters to them. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes by focusing on values and simple actions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and offers practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns, which can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety.Dawn combines these approaches with client-centered listening so treatment is tailored to the person. Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will work collaboratively to decide which methods match a person's goals and preferences and adjust over time based on what helps.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can fit into a lunch break or require less bandwidth. Live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins, written reflections, or when someone prefers typing to speaking. These formats make it easier to keep continuity of care and to try different rhythms of contact while working toward steady change.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, bipolar concerns, and ADHD among other topics.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a blend of client-centered listening and active skills work. That includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to change patterns and clarify values.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional experience working with adults and adolescents on a range of mental health and life concerns.
What credentials and region are listed for her?
She is listed as an LPC and as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Her Missouri licensure is noted and she is located in Missouri.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can meet by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription 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.
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