Counselor Dawn Echols Gives Guidelines for Adjusting to Radical Changes
In this “Biz Communication Show” interview, Dawn Echols shares the advice she has given clients about working from home, losing jobs and how pet therapy has become more prominent and beneficial. Counselor Dawn Echols Gives Guidelines for Adjusting to Radical Changes
Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence
Articles that inform our choices more thoroughly can be helpful, especially with emergence of the compound CBD, differentiated from THC (the hallucinogenic compound in marijuana that can damage someone’s brain). Evidence now acknowledges that a predisposition for schizophrenia can be triggered by recreational use of marijuana, setting the stage for lifelong severe mental illness. It […]
Myths about Couples Therapy
This article refutes myths about couples therapy and summarizes what works, no matter the therapist or the approach: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201203/5-principles-effective-couples-therapy
Coping With Stress During the Pandemic
It was a genuine pleasure and a privilege to join Beau Henderson of Rich Life Advisors and Dr. Bill Lampton, Communication expert, for a conversation about coping with stress during the pandemic. Click link to hear the podcast. Business Radio Podcast with Dawn Echols of Dawning Pheonux LLC
Life & Health Coaching with Limited-Time Special Rates
Life & Health Coaching now available with limited-time special rates! Now until May 13, counselors qualified in life and health coaching are offering short-term stress reduction sessions ONLINE! $30 for 30 minutes/$50 for 50 minutes, subject to availability; limit 6 sessions at this price. As essential providers during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, we […]
Reducing Stress During Challenging Times
University Counselor Gay Baldwin speaks to students about reducing stress during challenging times. Gay is a part-time counselor offering online services at Dawning Phoenix. We are pleased to share her words of wisdom. Thank you, Gay!
Dawn Echols’ Advice
Dawn Echols’ Advice Will Help You Fulfill Your 2020 New Year Resolutions
Need a Counselor?
Need A Counselor? When looking for a counselor, asking a few key questions can be important. In most cases, you will want to start with a qualified professional (See list at bottom). A licensed mental health professional with clinical training is usually the most qualified to help with your issue. Clinically qualified mental health professionals […]
How to Reduce Digital Distractions
How to Reduce Digital Distractions In counseling sessions, Executive Director Dawn M. Echols, M.S., L.P.C uses mindfulness techniques, among other approaches, for stress reduction and anxiety management with clients. This article was intriguing about distraction (so common in today’s modern world!). Enjoy it here: How to Reduce Digital Distractions
The Cleansing
The Cleansing by Erica D. Fulton (MA-Counseling, MDiv., LPC-Intern, Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor) The grief journey is one that can expose us and make us vulnerable. It appears as if the more we try to camouflage our grief. It sticks out like a sore thumb. What would the journey be like if we refined the […]
Dawn Echols was a guest on Business Radio X in Gainesville, GA
I was privileged to be asked as a guest on Business Radio X in Gainesville with co-hosts Dr. Bill Lampton – Communication Consultant and Speech Coach and Beau Henderson, discussing stress and transitions. Dawn M. Echols/Dawning Phoenix Dawn M. Echols is a licensed professional counselor and certified professional counselor supervisor offering clinical counseling and life coaching, as […]
The Hidden Gift of Grief
The Hidden Gift of Grief by Erica D. Fulton (MA-Counseling, MDiv., LPC-Intern, Chemical Dependency Counselor) Even though the gift of sadness sounds like an oxymoron, the acceptance of sadness can be a very powerful healing agent during the journey of grief. Acceptance of sadness allows us to embrace the gift of grief. Often, grief is […]
Video By Blue October-Fear
All my life Been running from a pain in me A feeling I don’t understand Holding me down So rain on me Underwater All I am, getting harder A heavy weight I carry around Today I don’t have to fall apart I don’t have to be afraid I don’t have to let the damage Consume […]
More About Anxiety
Therapists are frequently asked about anxiety. There are several things that a person suffering with anxiety can utilize. Anxiety is a common problem today, with multiple causes speculated. Anxiety is part of the human condition; however, when the message of fear (normal & related to survival) becomes amplified, a person can develop an anxiety DISORDER. […]
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NEW YEAR, NEW YOU
This little slogan was part of a marketing campaign by Mary Kay Cosmetics several years ago. It is a fitting topic for how we can approach a new start or a change, especially for the better. The beginning of a New Year can trigger a ‘restart’ in our lives and is a good time to […]
