Dawn is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor and Registered Play Therapist. Her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Master’s Degree in Professional Counseling are from Texas State University. Originally starting in non profit work with high risk children and families, she expanded her work to include: children, special needs populations, teens, adults, and couples.
While she uses multiple approaches of care to meet clients where they are at in their healing process, her primary methodology is from an Aderian and Narrative approach. Situations do not have intrinsic meaning. People ascribe meaning to a situation that can have a lasting impact on how they view themselves. Working together through those experiences, she helps clients gain a new understanding of themselves and their experiences. As a Registered Play Therapist, she specializes in understanding the impact of early childhood experiences on children and adults. As a Certified Sandtray Therapist, she uses a methodology known as Sandtray to help clients process through trauma. As a Certified AutPlay provider, she has additional training in weaving the process of Play Therapy in with the needs of neurodivergent people.
Dawn specializes with working with: Autism Spectrum Disorders & Developmental Delays, Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, Complex Trauma/Grief, Adoption, Spirituality concerns, Couples’ issues including Infertility.
“Love isn’t a state of perfect caring. It is an action noun like struggle. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now”- Fred Rogers
When is not in the office, she enjoys being active! As an Enneagram 2 wing 3 she enjoys getting together with family and friends. She enjoys being outdoors, time with a good book or Fantasy/Action/Drama tv show. She spends time serving her Church community and planning trips to new destinations. Helping others professionally and personally brings her the greatest joy; it is the ultimate form of service to God she could imagine.
Email: dthompson@hopeandgrowthcenter.
Dawn accepts the following insurances: AETNA, Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO, Cigna, Tricare, United Healthcare/Optum, Baylor, Scott and White
