Faith Hayes, LMHC

Faith Hayes is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Indiana with 14 years of experience in social services and clinical care. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship strains. Faith aims to meet clients where they are and build on their existing strengths.

Faith takes a practical, flexible approach to therapy. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) alongside skills from dialectical behavior therapy, emotionally-focused work, solution-focused plans, and somatic strategies. Sessions often include clear tools to change unhelpful thoughts, skills to manage intense emotions, and simple practices for calming the body.

She draws on both professional experience and personal insight from having been in therapy herself. That background helps her understand how hard it can feel to ask for help and what makes therapy useful in day-to-day life. She aims to create a respectful, down-to-earth space where people can be honest and work on real problems.

Faith regularly helps people navigate trauma, grief, parenting stress, addiction concerns, ADHD-related struggles, and mood instability. She also supports those dealing with identity and intimacy issues, codependency, and family-of-origin concerns. Her work often blends skills practice with emotional processing and practical problem solving.

Working together, Faith helps people identify small, achievable steps. She supports clients in building coping skills, improving communication, and finding purpose after difficult changes. The goal is steady, usable progress rather than quick fixes.

How CBT, DBT and somatic work translate to online care

CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Online CBT sessions often include structured exercises, thought logs, and homework that a person can use between meetings to reduce anxiety and lift mood.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy - DBT - emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal skills. In remote sessions this can mean learning concrete grounding exercises, practicing communication skills in role play, and building step-by-step plans for intense moments.

Somatic approaches attend to how the body holds stress and trauma. Online somatic work may include guided breathing, movement practices, and awareness exercises people can do during or after a session to help reduce physical tension and reactivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose or combine methods based on goals, symptoms, and personal preference. This collaborative process helps shape a plan that feels manageable and relevant.

Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls let people use visual cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be a lighter option when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat or text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, skills coaching, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue care across locations.