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About Dabney

Dabney Hayes is a licensed professional counselor with 14 years of clinical experience. She practices as an LPCC and LPC and focuses on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and ADHD. She aims to make therapy straightforward and useful for everyday life.

Dabney uses a client-centered approach that pulls from several well-known methods. Sessions are conversational and practical. She helps people notice unhelpful patterns, manage emotions, and try new ways of responding to stress and relationship problems.

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Background and approach

She has experience supporting people through grief, parenting challenges, career transitions, and the effects of chronic illness or caregiver stress. She also works with concerns tied to identity and intimacy, such as LGBT issues, body image, and sexual expression. Her background includes both individual and group work across a range of life stages.

Dabney pays attention to attachment concerns and how early relationships shape current behavior. She helps clients who struggle with shame, low self-esteem, perfectionism, or avoidance to build steadier routines and kinder self-talk. Practical tools and homework are common parts of the work.

Her style is warm and nonjudgmental. She collaborates with each person to set clear goals and tries to keep sessions focused on what will change daily life. People who want a mix of skills training, emotional processing, and values-based planning may find this approach helpful.

Approach-driven care through online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small steps that align with what matters most. It helps when worry or avoidance gets in the way of living the life a person wants. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses short exercises to reduce unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, mood problems, and sleep or concentration issues. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships influence current connections and emotional responses, which can be useful for intimacy, parenting, and trust concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of treatment. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress unfolds, keeping the process collaborative and flexible.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video lets people see facial cues for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat or text is useful for quick check-ins, skill reminders, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing family, work, and travel.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Dabney works with many issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, parenting challenges, and ADHD. She also supports people dealing with body image, intimacy, and identity-related concerns.
What is the therapist's overall approach in sessions?
Sessions tend to be client-centered and practical, blending emotion-focused talk with hands-on skills. The focus is on noticing patterns, practicing new behaviors, and setting achievable goals.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The clinician has 14 years of experience providing therapy in individual and group formats. That experience covers a range of life stages and presenting concerns.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
Credentials listed are LPCC and LPC with connections to California LPCC and Colorado LPC, and the therapist is located in North Carolina.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and the therapist accepts international clients.
What session formats does the therapist offer online?
Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the client's needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
14 years
Licensed
North Carolina, Florida, Washington, Colorado, California, South Carolina
Languages
English

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