Dabney Hayes, LPCC, LPC

Dabney Hayes is a licensed counselor with more than 14 years of experience helping people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or ashamed. She is an LPCC and an LPC who focuses on practical steps people can take to feel steadier and more confident. Dabney keeps language plain and sessions straightforward so parents and busy adults can follow along easily.

Her approach centers on helping people change how they relate to difficult thoughts and feelings. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and try different responses. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take small, meaningful actions.

Dabney often works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief. She also helps with parenting strains, addiction challenges, relationship trouble, self-esteem issues, sleep and eating concerns, and work or school stress. She addresses more specific struggles too, such as attachment wounds, abandonment, adoption and caregiver stress.

Sessions aim to be practical and collaborative. Dabney listens first, then suggests tools clients can try between visits. She also offers coaching-style support when clients want help setting goals or building routines.

Therapy is offered from her North Carolina base and she connects with people in English. Sessions use flexible formats including video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits the client.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

CBT helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors in daily life. Online sessions let the therapist and client work on specific skills, practice experiments, and review results together. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on identifying values and taking small steps toward them. In remote sessions this can mean setting simple, doable tasks between meetings and checking progress in follow ups.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist discusses goals and preferences, then tries methods that fit the person's needs. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are common as goals change or new concerns arise.

Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill teaching and emotional work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick questions, brief coaching moments, or ongoing support between appointments. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and keep momentum between sessions.