ABOUT DAWN

Dawn Dickson, MSW, LICSW has  been deeply involved in the exploration  of the  inner landscape for 20 years and an initiate and student of indigenous teachings for ten years. She is a graduate and instructor of the Sacred Circles Institute, a group and body of work devoted to earth honoring traditions and the path of the heart. She  works with teachers and healers in the  Pacific Northwest Native American coastal and Mystery School traditions, as  well as Ecuadorian and Peruvian healers  and shaman. She is an initiate in the  Q'ero tradition of Andean shamanism. As a dream worker, Dawn contributed a dream column to the Women of Wisdom’s monthly newsletter and was a monthly guest on Contact News Radio discussing the nature and meaning of dreams. She facilitates workshops on women’s spirituality focused on depth psychology, empowerment, dream work, and the circle as a transformative principle. Dawn holds retreats for cancer survivors in relation to mindfulness and the healing properties of nature. The medicine wheel, or wheel of life is the model that informs her work and life. She follows the Path of the Heart.

 Dawn holds a Masters Degree in clinical social work and a Bachelor of Science Degree in psychology from the University of Washington. Her work is focused on individuals facing life-threatening illnesses, as well as people without physical illness seeking clarity and healing on the emotional and spiritual levels. Dawn provides counseling and support to cancer patients and their family members as they embark upon one of life's most transformative experiences. She embraces the notion that life is mythic and encourages others to look inward for truth and healing on what is known as the hero or heroine’s journey.