Dr. Dawn Schulze

Dr. Dawn Schulze brings 30 years of experience to her work with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, and relationship strain. She is a licensed counselor - LCPC and LPC - based in Minnesota who focuses on helping individuals find practical ways forward. Her tone is compassionate and straightforward, aimed at people who want clear steps and steady support.

She uses a collaborative style. Sessions look at what is happening now and what changes are possible. Clients learn coping skills for anxiety, ways to handle intense emotions, and practical communication tools for relationship struggles. Trauma recovery work is paced to each persons needs and tolerance.

Her training draws on several evidence-based approaches, including Trauma-Focused Therapy, cognitive behavioral methods, dialectical behavior techniques, emotionally-focused work, and solution-focused strategies. She blends these tools to match goals and life circumstances rather than following a single script.

Dr. Schulze works with a wide set of concerns beyond trauma and anxiety. These include adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, body image, codependency, dissociation, and family of origin issues. She also supports people through divorce, blended family questions, and coping after disasters.

Her meetings are practical and goal-oriented. People come away with skill-based plans they can use between sessions. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

Approaches and online therapy that fit your needs

Online work can use Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people safely process and reduce the impact of past harm. This approach focuses on stabilizing symptoms, building coping skills, and then working through traumatic memories at a pace the client can manage. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical techniques for reducing anxiety and changing unhelpful habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers skills for regulating intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving communication.

Deciding which approach to use is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and what methods feel most acceptable. Together they shape a plan that blends approaches when needed and adjusts as progress is made.

Session formats were not detailed in the biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into a busy life, make it easier to keep regular appointments, and let them work on skills between meetings. Online work can include shorter check-ins, regular weekly sessions, and coaching-style conversations focused on specific goals, depending on what the therapist and client agree will be most useful.