Dawn Hedwall , LMFT

Dawn Hedwall is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 15 years of clinical experience. As an LMFT she is trained to work with individuals, couples, and families, and she brings a trauma-informed lens to her work. Dawn has extensive experience supporting people who have endured multiple and varied forms of trauma, and she also works with clients facing depression, anxiety, communication struggles, and patterns of feeling stuck.

Dawn draws from a broad, eclectic toolbox of modalities and clinical approaches to tailor care to each person’s needs. She centers the uniqueness of every client and collaborates to identify and clear the obstacles that interfere with daily functioning, relationships, and a sense of wellbeing. Her approach emphasizes practical strategies and reflective work to help clients move past longstanding patterns and toward the life they want to build.

Whether addressing relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, parenting challenges, or issues related to self esteem and codependency, Dawn aims to create a thoughtful, skills-oriented process that meets each client where they are and supports meaningful change over time.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Dawn integrates Attachment-Based Therapy, which explores how early relational patterns influence current connections and helps clients build more secure and satisfying relationships. This approach is often useful for people struggling with intimacy, family of origin issues, or recurring relational patterns.

She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a structured method that helps people process distressing memories and reduce the emotional intensity associated with trauma. EMDR can be appropriate for those experiencing post-traumatic stress, complex trauma, or lingering traumatic reactions.

Dawn complements these approaches with Client-Centered principles, emphasizing empathy, collaboration, and respect for each person’s goals. She works together with clients to determine which methods fit best based on their needs, preferences, and the issues they bring to therapy. Finding the right approach is presented as a collaborative process rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.

Online therapy with Dawn is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving clients flexibility to choose what works best for their schedule and comfort. These options make it easier to maintain consistent care, fit sessions into busy lives, and access therapeutic support from different locations while working with licensed professionals and therapists trained in these approaches.