Dawning Phoenix, LLC

Many of our page followers may know that director Dawn M. Echols, M.S., L.P.C has served on the board of her favorite music charity since 2020. She enthusiastically says events are a highlight and serving the organization for the benefit of kids and music is extremely gratifying. Consider purchasing a chance to win a trip to Italy in this year's raffle ($100) and help her meet her ticket sales goal! Scroll to the bottom of this page: https://ampedkids.org/

Owner Dawn M. Echols, M.S., L.P.C is a volunteer board member of Amped Kids Foundation. She says “I always get back more than I give”. Consider sharing through giving today as a donor to Amped Kids. Your gift will go far in the life of a child!

This Giving Tuesday, Amped Kids provided a keyboard for the Habersham DFCS office visitation room so that children may enjoy and explore during visitation times. Every Christmas season, we give music instruments to kids and foster care as well as throughout the year. Please consider making a donation today to ensure we may provide therapeutic support through music for a child in foster care, as well as adopted and at-risk youth. Any gift among will make a difference! #give #serve #love #hope #joy #music #nonprofit #donation #support #fundraising #musiclessons #musictherapy #band #trauma #fostercare #musicheals #givingtuesday #ampedkidsfoundation

This blog by pianist/composer Philip Wesley is great for understanding the connection between music (including singing) and mental health:

Music, The Nervous System and Self Soothing How music interacts with the nervous system and emotions, especially for people who grew up needing to self-soothe alone. It’s one of the clearest examples of how art literally rewires the brain for safety. Let’s walk through how this works, both emotionally and neurologically. 1. Music and the ...

in my role as Owner & Executive Director Dawn M. Echols, M.S., L.P.C, I posted this on my professional counselor page but I thought this was worth sharing again:

We are pleased to support this cause, called the Brave Art Initiative. Visit the link below for tickets (scroll to the bottom of the home page for details on the November 1 event):

BraveArt Initiative Building resilience through creative expression.

For a conversation about relationships, meaning, and human connection as experienced through art & film, Director Dawn M. Echols, M.S., L.P.C was pleased to be a guest of film critic, Brian Skutle on his podcast, Sonic Cinema. Feel free to listen here: https://sonic-cinema.com/wordpress/2025/04/episode-167-tombstone-and-friendship

Episode 167 – “Tombstone” and Friendship : Sonic Cinema It’s interesting how this episode lined up with events around it. My guest and I had been planning for this episode for months, and we happened to have time for it shortly after one of its stars passed away. My guest is a first-timer to the podcast, my dear friend Dawn Echols, and the subject is G...

Thoroughly enjoyed being a guest again with Dr. Bill Lampton - Communication Consultant and Speech Coach. Listen here:

Counselor Dawn Echols Discusses Mental Health Best Practices Counselor Dawn Echols explains why people in our "do it yourself" age rely on counselors--sometimes on an extended basis.. https://bizcommunicationguy.com ta...