Dawn Shanklin, MD, LCPC, LMHC

Licensed in Maryland · 11 years in practice

Dawn Shanklin is a licensed mental health clinician who focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression.

License and registration

LCPC, Maryland: LC15026 · expires January 2028
LMHC, Massachusetts: LMHC9377 · expires December 2027
NPI: 1407166176 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 11
Languages: English

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About Dawn

Dawn Shanklin is a licensed mental health clinician who focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. She uses clear, practical steps so clients can manage everyday pressures and move through life changes with more confidence. Dawn presents herself with respect and compassion and aims to make sessions straightforward and useful for busy people.

She works from a blend of approaches that center the client’s needs. That means she listens first, then helps people set small goals they can try between sessions.

Background and approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking and develop different ways of responding to stressful situations. Dawn also draws on client-centered principles to keep sessions warm and collaborative. Clients are invited to shape the pace and focus of work so therapy feels relevant to their goals.

Treatment plans stay practical, with tools for coping and clearer decision making. Her background includes eleven years of professional experience and credentials listed as MD, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). She practices in Maryland and speaks English.

People who come to Dawn often want concrete strategies for daily stress, help rebuilding confidence, or guidance through life transitions. Her style aims to make change manageable and tangible rather than abstract or overwhelming.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Dawn names

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Online support

How these approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person with empathy. In practice this means the therapist follows the client's lead, checks in about what matters most, and shapes sessions around the client's goals. It helps when someone needs a supportive, nonjudgmental space to talk through feelings and decisions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is about spotting patterns of thought and behavior that make stress and anxiety worse. Online sessions use brief exercises and homework to try new responses between meetings, which can reduce symptoms and improve daily coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with clients to decide whether client-centered work, CBT, or a mix best matches their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can change over time as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow more in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break, and chat or text messaging are useful for short check-ins or when typing out thoughts feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and keep consistent momentum between sessions.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Dawn address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Other areas of focus include communication issues, loneliness, life purpose, money and workplace stress, and social anxiety.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and practical. She centers the client's needs, listens first, and offers concrete tools from client-centered and cognitive behavioral approaches.

How much experience does she have?

She has eleven years of professional experience working in clinical settings. That background informs her practical approach to everyday problems and life transitions.

What credentials and region are listed for this clinician?

Credentials shown are MD, LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor), and LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor). She practices in Maryland.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available?

Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. This gives options for longer talks or brief check-ins between appointments.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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