Dawn Byrne, MD, LCPC
Licensed in Maryland · 25 years in practice
Dawn Byrne is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Maryland with 25 years of experience helping people facing addiction, anxiety, and relationship strain.
License and registration
- LCPC, Maryland
- LC4540 · expires January 2028
- NPI
- 1891303756 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
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About Dawn
Dawn Byrne is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Maryland with 25 years of experience helping people facing addiction, anxiety, and relationship strain. She holds an MD and uses straightforward, practical methods to help people cope and make changes they choose. Dawn has worked in independent practice, employee assistance programs, community psychiatry, and addiction recovery clinics.
She has 20 years focused on addiction counseling and seven years doing crisis intervention in an emergency room.
Background and approach
Those roles gave her practice sorting complex problems quickly and clearly. Before clinical work she spent a decade as a corporate trainer teaching coping skills. She blends that teaching background into therapy by offering simple, hands-on strategies clients can use day to day.
Expect clear skill-building alongside conversation about what matters to you. Her approach is client-centered and solution-focused. Sessions emphasize what a person wants to change and how to get there.
She helps people practice self-management, set boundaries, and handle conflict at work and home. Dawn also works with relapse prevention, recovery skills, and people coping with grief, trauma, or midlife shifts. Her aim is practical progress - small, manageable steps that add up to better functioning and more satisfaction in life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Dawn lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coaching
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Dawn names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approach-driven online therapy that builds practical skills
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand trust, closeness, and communication problems that come from attachment issues. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's goals and experience. The therapist listens carefully and follows the client's lead while offering support and reflection. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and then teaches concrete tools to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Dawn will discuss your needs, goals, and preferences and help choose methods that fit. She blends listening with skill teaching so decisions about approach happen collaboratively and can shift as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat can be a quicker check-in, and messaging supports ongoing short exchanges between sessions. These options make it simpler to keep regular contact and practice new skills in real time.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Dawn address?
Dawn works with a wide range of issues including addictions, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, grief, trauma and stress-related concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and solution-focused, combining practical skill teaching with conversation to help people decide what changes to make.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of counseling experience, about 20 years in addiction counseling, seven years doing crisis intervention, and ten years as a corporate trainer.
Where is Dawn licensed and based?
Dawn is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Maryland and holds an MD credential as well.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Dawn?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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