• About Dawn

    Dawn is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) located in Great Falls, MT. She is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC).  Dawn helps those with trauma injuries, work stress, depression, anxiety, problematic pornography use, and treatment and evaluations for those with sexual behavior problems.

    Dawn is an EMDR Certified Clinician and has specialized training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).  She is a is a certified trauma therapist level 2, and an emergency responder and public safety certified clinician.  Arata Counseling accepts self-pay, BCBS,  Allegiance, EBMS, First Choice Health Network, Modern Health EAP, and Montana Co-Op.   Dawn is a clinical member of the Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse (ATSA) and  the Montana Sex Offender Treatment Association (MSOTA) and is qualified to provide sex offender treatment services for adults.  She is a Montana Board endorsed sex offender evaluator.

    Associations

    1. Montana Sex Offender Treatment Association (MSOTA)
    2. Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse (ATSA)
    3. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing International Association (EMDRIA)
    4. National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)
    5. American Counseling Association (ACA)

     

    Photos by: Carolyn Madsen Photography