Dawn Shelley Wann, LPC, LMHC
Narrative-informed counseling for everyday challenges
Details
| Name | Dawn Shelley Wann |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC, LMHC |
| Based in | Missouri |
| Licensed in | Missouri, Washington |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 14 |
About Dawn
Dawn Shelley Wann is a licensed professional counselor who practices in Missouri. She brings 14 years of clinical experience and focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and trauma. Dawn uses a narrative outlook that centers each person's story and strengths as a path forward.
She asks questions that help people separate themselves from painful events and notice patterns that no longer serve them. Sessions are conversational and practical, with space for emotion and reflection.
Background and approach
Dawn draws from approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Narrative ideas to guide work that feels useful day to day. Many clients come with relationship strain, parenting challenges, or struggles with identity and self-esteem. She also supports people facing bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, anger, compassion fatigue, and major life changes.
Dawn pays attention to how past wounds like abandonment or attachment difficulties show up in current relationships. Her background includes work with trauma and abuse, and she helps people build skills for coping and regulation when emotions feel overwhelming. Treatment plans are tailored to clear goals, whether that means learning new coping tools, strengthening communication, or making sense of losses.
Dawn describes therapy as collaborative work. She encourages small experiments between sessions and checks progress along the way. The tone in her practice is warm, direct, and focused on practical steps people can use right away.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse among the things Dawn works with, alongside the areas below.
- 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
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Dawn among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Dawn among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Dawn among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Dawn among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Dawn among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Dawn among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Dawn among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Dawn among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Dawn among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Dawn among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Dawn among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Dawn among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Dawn directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Dawn directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approach-driven online therapy that fits your life
Some of the approaches Dawn often uses include Narrative Therapy, which helps people reframe the stories they tell about themselves and separate identity from painful events, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which focuses on clarifying values and taking steps that matter despite difficult thoughts or feelings. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on the person's experience and pace, offering listening and reflection rather than direction.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Dawn will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before, and then try methods that match those needs. That collaboration means adjustments over time if something feels unhelpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family schedules. Video and phone let people have more extended sessions and more nuance in conversation, while live chat and messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, shorter coaching-style exchanges, or when someone needs flexibility without being on camera. These options give practical ways to keep therapy consistent and responsive to everyday life.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Dawn address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is narrative and person-centered with practical skills from CBT, ACT, and DBT. Sessions are conversational and aim to connect a person's story to useful strategies.
What is her clinical background?
She has 14 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and with people facing trauma, relationship struggles, and mood concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds LPC and LMHC credentials and practices in Missouri under those licenses.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She works online using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and billing 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 her?
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