Dabney Hayes

Dabney Hayes is a licensed counselor with more than 14 years of experience. She combines practical skills and steady support to help people who feel stuck by shame, addiction, low self-esteem, trauma, grief, or overwhelming stress. Dabney aims to help clients build confidence and live more authentically in ways that make sense for everyday life.

She works one person at a time, listening first to understand what matters to each client. Sessions focus on clear steps people can try between meetings, not just talk. Dabney draws on a range of approaches to match each person’s needs and preferences.

Over her career she has helped people with relationship strain, family conflict, parenting concerns, work or school stress, anger, and mood challenges including depression, anxiety, and bipolar symptoms. She has also worked with issues around eating, sleeping, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and identity topics like LGBT concerns and kink culture.

Dabney uses methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to guide her work. She describes her style as compassionate and nonjudgmental, with practical tools and a collaborative approach.

She holds the credentials LPCC and LPC and practices in North Carolina. Sessions are offered in English and international clients may be seen. To begin, visitors follow the site’s matching steps and schedule according to the listed process.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Dabney uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that align with their values. That approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and life changes where people want more meaningful direction.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at relationship patterns people repeat. This helps when past wounds affect current trust, intimacy, or family interactions.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. Dabney talks with each person about goals and preferences, and together they choose techniques that fit the situation. She adapts methods so sessions stay practical and focused on real-life steps clients can try between meetings.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats offered before booking because the biography did not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around school, work, or caregiving by removing travel time. It also makes shorter check-ins or video conversations possible when schedules are tight. Licensed professionals can use these options to keep therapy consistent with daily life while helping clients practice new skills where they need them most.