Dawn Shanklin

Dawn Shanklin is a mental health counselor based in Baltimore, Maryland. With 12 years of experience, she currently serves at the National Center of School Mental Health under the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where she has worked for four years providing counseling to students in Prince George's County. Her work includes individual therapy, group therapy, CBT, trauma-focused interventions, a bit of DBT, and supporting students transitioning from high school to college or trade programs. She is licensed in Maryland and Massachusetts and trained in trauma-focused CBT. Dawn earned her undergraduate degree in health education from the University of Maryland, College Park, and her graduate degree in clinical psychology from the Professional School of Psychology at Argosy University. She has presented on supporting children and youth adults' mental health in a world of trauma at the New England A&B Church Conference in Worcester, Massachusetts, and volunteers with Hope Worldwide in Haiti and H3kids.org, a nonprofit providing free education to children there. Dawn attributes her success to self-care, spiritual focus, and promoting healing and wellness in her clients.