Dawn Shelley Wann, LPC, LMHC

Dawn Shelley Wann is a licensed counselor in Missouri who focuses on helping people manage strong feelings and rebuild connection in their lives. She works with adults, adolescents, and teenagers on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship and intimacy concerns. Dawn approaches each person with respect for their story and the strengths they already hold.

With 14 years of experience as an LPC and LMHC, Dawn blends practical skills with a warm, client-centered way of working. She uses therapies that teach tools for managing emotions and changing unhelpful patterns. Sessions aim to be straightforward and grounded in everyday life so people can use what they learn between meetings.

Dawn has substantial experience addressing trauma and abuse and also helps people cope with life changes, parenting strain, anger, and compassion fatigue. She incorporates strategies that support attention differences such as ADHD and works with mood concerns including bipolar symptoms. Her broader focus includes attachment, communication problems, body image, and issues around commitment and control.

In sessions she emphasizes collaboration and clear steps. People can expect to talk through immediate problems, practice new skills, and set small goals to try between sessions. Dawn encourages regular check-ins on progress and adapts plans when needed.

If someone is feeling overwhelmed by jealousy, relationship strain, or grief, she helps sort those feelings and find practical ways forward. The first step is a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling to fit individual needs.

How therapy approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, choose actions that match their values, and build a life that matters to them. It is useful when worry, avoidance, or stuck patterns get in the way of meaningful activity.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It teaches practical tools to test thoughts and change behaviors that maintain anxiety or low mood, which can be helpful for stress, depression, and some relationship problems.

Dawn treats the choice of approach as a team decision. She will work with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and daily life. That process includes trying different skills, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and reduce travel time. It can also allow for quicker check-ins and steady follow-up on practice between sessions. Confirm the exact session options available before booking, since formats are set by the therapist and may change. The focus online remains on learning skills, talking through relationship issues such as jealousy, and finding practical steps to try between meetings.