Where Dawn stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Wisconsin / 8356-123; LCSW, Arizona / LCSW-21266; LCSW, Nevada / 11129-C; LCSW, Arkansas / 26577-C
- NPI
- 1184004152
- Experience
- 8 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Wisconsin
About
- Client-centered care
- Mindfulness practice
- Motivational interviewing
About Dawn
Dawn Mumaw is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Wisconsin with eight years of experience. She works with people facing addictions, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, and relationship and family concerns. Dawn also helps with career stress, coping with life changes, grief, ADHD, and codependency-related patterns.
Dawn uses straightforward conversation and practical tools. She centers sessions on what the person wants to change and listens for the patterns that get in the way. Many clients bring struggles like people-pleasing, trouble setting boundaries, or living around someone else’s substance use or moods. She helps people clarify goals and take small, manageable steps toward them.
Her work draws on client-centered methods that focus on the person's own priorities. She also uses mindfulness practices to reduce stress and increase awareness. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or ambivalent about change.
Sessions are conversational and focused. Dawn aims to reduce overwhelm by breaking issues into concrete tasks and short-term goals. She uses narrative and solution-focused techniques to reframe problems and identify what works in daily life.
People who call or schedule are asked to complete a short questionnaire and set a first appointment. Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's priorities and choices. In practice this means sessions start with the client's immediate concerns and the therapist follows the person's lead to set goals and next steps. Mindfulness Therapy offers short, practical exercises to reduce stress and bring attention to the present moment; these can be taught and practiced during remote sessions to help manage anxiety and overwhelm.Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative conversational style that helps when someone feels unsure about change. It helps clarify motivations and build commitment one step at a time. Dawn will work with the client to choose which methods fit best, adjusting the plan as goals and needs evolve.
If you plan to use online appointments, confirm the specific session formats before booking. The platform and formats available are listed when you start the matching process. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into weekdays, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins on busy days, and let people try therapy without rearranging large parts of their schedule. Licensed professionals can adapt client-centered, mindfulness, and motivational techniques to remote sessions so work continues even when meeting virtually.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada, Arkansas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Dawn works with addictions, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, and related issues such as codependency and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses conversational, goal-focused sessions that draw on client-centered, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, narrative, and solution-focused methods.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience as a clinician working with issues like addiction, grief, career stress, and trauma.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW and practices in Wisconsin.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.