- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- CBT and DBT
About Dashon
Dashon Mcnelley is an Alabama Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with five years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, life changes, ADHD, addictions, relationships, grief, and self-esteem among other concerns.
Dashon works with young adults navigating the pressure of new independence, work, study, money worries, and changing relationships. She uses plain talk and practical skills in sessions. Conversations are aimed at clearer thinking, better emotion regulation, and improved communication.
Her style draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow what the client brings, and on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot patterns that make problems worse. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy strategies for emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness when those skills are needed.
Clients can expect concrete tools such as grounding techniques, thought-challenging exercises, and communication skills practice. Dashon helps people set small, achievable steps so progress feels manageable. She also works through grief, trauma responses, and relationship shifts with steady, structured sessions.
Dashon has additional experience with adoption and foster care issues, body image, caregiver stress, family of origin problems, impulsivity, and related concerns. Sessions aim to improve day-to-day coping, decision making, and handling conflict.
She offers services in English and practices in Alabama as an LPC. People interested in starting are asked to use the site flow to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule their first appointment.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely to what the client brings and following their priorities. Online sessions using this approach let the client set the topics while the therapist reflects and helps clarify feelings and choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches clear exercises to change unhelpful patterns. In an online setting CBT work includes homework, thought records, and practical skill practice between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. Delivered online, DBT strategies can be taught with step-by-step exercises and practiced during check-ins to improve handling strong emotions.Finding the right approach is part of the early work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, and then suggest which methods to prioritize. This is a collaborative choice and can be adjusted as needs change.
The site notes the next step is to use the matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around study, early careers, or caregiving by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and making it simpler to keep appointments during busy weeks.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Alabama
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, life transitions, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family concerns, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting, anger, self-esteem, and depression.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to offer both listening and practical skills work.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of clinical experience working as a licensed professional counselor.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is an LPC licensed in Alabama and provides services from that state.
Can she work with people who speak other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept clients from other countries?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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