- Values-focused care
- Practical coping skills
- Nonjudgmental support
About Dabney
Dabney Hayes is a licensed counselor with 14 years of experience helping people navigate hard life moments. She practices in North Carolina and supports clients facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and many other challenges. Dabney uses a straightforward, compassionate style and focuses on practical change that fits daily life.
Dabney aims to help people understand how shame, self-criticism, and past hurts shape current behavior. She works with individuals on relationship struggles, parenting strain, anger, and workplace stress. Her background includes individual and group work, and she brings that variety into sessions.
Her approach blends several therapies to meet each person where they are. Sessions often include noticing thoughts and behaviors, practicing new responses, and building skills for coping with intense emotions. Dabney emphasizes self-acceptance while also setting clear goals for change.
People come for help with long-term issues like trauma, attachment wounds, and co-occurring problems such as chronic illness or caregiving strain. She also supports concerns around identity, intimacy, body image, and neurodiversity such as autism and ADHD.
Dabney describes her role as a collaborative guide who listens without judgment. She encourages small, consistent steps and helps clients make choices that match their values. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
14+ years
Credentials
North Carolina, Florida, Washington, Colorado, California, South Carolina
Languages
English
How these approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and choose actions that match their values rather than getting stuck in avoidance. It is useful for anxiety, depression, chronic health struggles, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current connection patterns and helps rebuild safety and trust in close relationships. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and the client's own strengths to guide change and boost self-worth.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Dabney will work collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person's goals, concerns, and comfort level. That may mean blending elements from different approaches over time as needs shift.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or medical appointments. It can also allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or let someone avoid travel time on busy days. Licensed professionals can adapt these therapeutic methods to remote work so people can keep progress going despite life demands.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Dabney works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and a wide range of relationship and life-change issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a client-centered, direct style that mixes skill teaching and emotional work to help people change unhelpful patterns and build coping tools.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of experience providing therapy in individual and group settings.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She holds LPCC and LPC credentials and practices in North Carolina with licensure noted for CA LPCC and CO LPC in her documentation.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients as indicated.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm the current online and in-person options before booking.
How is cost handled for therapy?
Cost varies by location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.