Dawn Fischer created Anchor Counseling Services in 2019, as a result of a vision to build an agency strategically designed to specialize in a passion she has developed throughout her professional career; an agency enthusiastic for the opportunity to support, guide, encourage, educate, and advocate for individuals and families in the Blue Water Area. Dawn draws on her experience in varied community and clinical settings to understand that no single approach will work for every person, and she is dedicated to fostering a path toward wellness and an acceptance of oneself through healthy perceptions and a strengthening of relationships.

Dawn has worked as a clinician in a shelter for homeless/at-risk youth, as a forensic interviewer in a child advocacy center and has provided case management and clinical therapy in a Community Mental Health setting. These opportunities strengthened Dawn's committment to families and community, and the stability and nurturance both can provide. Dawn has experience providing home-based services, as well as support within the schools and community. Spending two years employed in a medical social work setting, afforded a new opportunity to learn about the vital connection between physical, emotional and mental health and deepened Dawn's desire to foster an ability in her clients to see themselves as a whole, in a safe, supportive environment. Dawn transitioned to a private outpatient mental health setting in 2017, providing clinical therapy to children, adolescents, families and adults.

Dawn is a fully licensed Clinical Master Level Social Worker who has been working with children, adolescents and families since 2010. Dawn completed an Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education from St. Clair County Community College in 1996, later working with children in both preschool and Montessori settings. In 2007, after spending several years as a stay at home mom, Dawn began the journey to pursue her passion and earned a Bachelors of Social Work (BSW) degree in 2010, and her Masters Degree in Social Work (MSW) in 2011 , both from Wayne State University.