About Dawn
Dawn Tostenson is a licensed independent mental health practitioner (LIMHP) based in Nebraska. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, depression, grief, and relationship difficulties. Dawn aims to make sessions straightforward and practical for anyone feeling stuck or exhausted.
Dawn uses a person-centered way of working that keeps the individual at the center of care. She blends that with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills to help people change unhelpful thoughts and build steady coping habits.
Background and approach
Mindfulness techniques are also used to teach simple ways to calm the body and mind. People come to Dawn for a wide range of concerns including addiction, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related struggles, parenting strain, sleeping problems, and career stress. Additional areas she addresses include attachment and abandonment worries, codependency, blended family issues, and family of origin patterns.
She also supports those facing compassion fatigue and caregiver stress. Her style is warm and direct. Dawn listens first, then helps set clear, manageable goals.
Sessions often include practical exercises, skill-building, and clear feedback so people can try new ways of coping between visits. With six years of experience, Dawn brings steady, experienced support without jargon. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
Sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Practical therapy approaches you can use online
Dawn commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to address anxiety, stress, and mood concerns. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors so people can try different actions and notice better results. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and emotional balance.She also works from a client-centered stance, which means sessions begin with listening and understanding each person's unique needs. Together the therapist and client decide which approaches will fit best and adjust the plan as goals and circumstances change. This keeps therapy collaborative and practical rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversations and real-time skill coaching. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make it simple to fit support into a busy day or to follow up between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting work, parenting, and other life demands.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Nebraska
- Languages
- English
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