Dr. Dawn Schulze, LCPC, LPC

Dr. Dawn Schulze is a licensed therapist with 30 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and the effects of trauma and abuse. She supports individuals facing relationship strain and major life changes, and she offers coaching-oriented work for people ready to set practical goals and make changes.

Her style is warm and collaborative. She listens first, then helps people name priorities and try small, testable steps. Sessions focus on skills people can use between meetings and on understanding patterns that keep problems repeating.

Dr. Schulze uses a mix of approaches that match a person’s needs. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to address symptoms and improve daily functioning. She adapts methods to suit the person in front of her rather than using a fixed formula.

Her background includes long experience in clinical practice and work with issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care history, aging and geriatric concerns, attachment and family of origin problems, blended family stress, caregiver strain, chronic pain and illness, body image, codependency, communication difficulties, dissociation, and divorce or separation.

Dr. Schulze holds LCPC and LPC credentials and practices from Minnesota. She works in English and accepts international clients. People interested in starting are asked to use the site’s Start Therapy button to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How these approaches guide online therapy

Dr. Schulze commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy in her work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and testing new ways of responding; it is often used for anxiety, stress, and mood concerns. Trauma-Focused Therapy centers on processing distressing experiences and developing skills to manage intense emotions and flashbacks; it is commonly applied for trauma recovery.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then recommend or adapt methods in a collaborative way. Clients and the therapist review progress and adjust the plan as needed.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and provide more flexible scheduling around work or caregiving. It can also allow shorter check-ins when a quick touchpoint helps keep progress on track. Licensed professionals and therapists generally use these advantages to help clients maintain momentum and practice skills consistently between meetings.