Dawn Shelley Wann , LPC, LMHC

Dawn Shelley Wann is a licensed counselor practicing in Missouri with 14 years of clinical experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and family concerns. She holds the credentials LPC and LMHC - LPC means Licensed Professional Counselor and LMHC means Licensed Mental Health Counselor - and brings a compassionate, strengths-based approach to each person's situation.

She has worked with adults, adolescents, and teenagers, addressing issues such as parenting, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. Dawn combines several evidence-informed approaches to tailor care to each person, drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered principles, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy when appropriate.

Dawn believes clients are the experts of their own stories and partners with them to identify strengths, build coping skills, and move toward the changes they seek. She emphasizes practical strategies alongside emotional processing to help clients navigate intimate relationships, blended family dynamics, attachment and abandonment concerns, and other complex life challenges. Dawn recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and approaches each relationship with respect, curiosity, and steady support.

Integrating therapeutic approaches with online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take steps toward those values even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It supports coping with stress, anxiety, and life transitions by focusing on committed action and psychological flexibility.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness. It can be especially helpful for people facing relationship struggles, anger, or patterns of emotional reactivity.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental therapist stance that validates each person's experience and promotes self-directed growth. This approach supports building self-esteem, processing grief, and improving communication within families and intimate relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Dawn collaborates with each person to explore which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies as progress unfolds.

Online therapy makes these approaches accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for scheduling and for communicating in the ways that feel most comfortable. Working remotely can help people maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other commitments, and licensed professionals can adapt interventions to suit the online format.