Dawn Shanklin, MD, LCPC, LMHC

Dawn Shanklin is a licensed mental health professional based in Maryland with 11 years of experience supporting people through anxiety, depression, stress, and major life transitions. She combines clinical training and practical techniques to help clients build confidence, manage overwhelming emotions, and develop skills to cope with change and compassion fatigue. Her work often addresses related concerns such as communication challenges, isolation and loneliness, questions of life purpose, financial stress, social anxiety, and workplace difficulties.

Shanklin brings a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate stance to each therapeutic relationship, treating every person with attention to their unique background and goals. Her approach is eclectic, integrating client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral strategies, and psychodynamic ideas to promote healing and personal growth. She holds MD, LCPC, and LMHC credentials - MD indicating a medical degree, LCPC denoting a licensed clinical professional counselor, and LMHC meaning licensed mental health counselor.

Dawn aims to help clients clarify goals and develop practical tools for everyday life. She is not currently accepting new clients, but her background reflects a long commitment to evidence-informed care and to helping people move forward from stress, low mood, and difficulties adjusting to change.