About Dawn
Dawn Madden is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem concerns, and challenges related to LGBT identity. She also supports people coping with big life changes and the fallout from trauma and substance use issues. Dawn writes plainly and listens closely to understand what matters to each person.
She views each client as the expert of their own story and looks for strengths to build on.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and focused on practical steps people can try between meetings. Dawn blends evidence-based methods to meet real-life problems rather than relying on one fixed protocol. Her approach draws from cognitive behavioral techniques to sort unhelpful thoughts and from acceptance-based ideas to help people live by their values.
Attachment-focused work helps when relationships or early family patterns affect current wellbeing. Skills from dialectical behavior therapy are also used to manage strong emotions and improve coping. Dawn has worked in behavioral health settings for over a decade and brings hands-on experience with substance use and trauma-related concerns.
She aims to make the work clear and doable so progress feels possible between sessions. People who meet with Dawn can expect straightforward conversations, practical skill-building, and a focus on what the client wants to change. She supports clients as they try new ways of thinking, relating, and handling stress.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed steps toward them while accepting uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. It can help when anxiety, depression, or uncertainty about identity gets in the way of living the life someone wants. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets specific thinking patterns and behaviors, offering tools to challenge unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors that reduce distress. This approach is useful for anxiety, low mood, and many day-to-day problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dawn collaborates with clients to decide which methods fit best for their goals and preferences. She adapts techniques over time so sessions match what the person needs in the moment.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging make it easier to fit support into a busy day or to use writing as a way to reflect and track progress. These options aim to make consistent care more flexible and easier to attend.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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