Dabney Hayes, LPCC, LPC

Dabney Hayes is a licensed counselor who brings 14 years of clinical experience to her practice in North Carolina. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addiction, and relationship and family concerns. Dabney focuses on practical steps clients can use right away to feel steadier day to day. She works with adults across many life stages and supports people through parenting, career shifts, grief, and caregiving strain.

Her background includes work in both individual and group settings. She uses a client-centered approach that blends techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy. That mix lets her tailor sessions to what a person actually needs rather than following a single method.

In sessions she emphasizes clear, manageable goals. That can mean learning skills for emotion regulation, practicing new ways to relate to painful thoughts, or mapping small behavior changes that make routines more manageable. She also helps people address identity and intimacy concerns, body image, and stress linked to chronic illness or caregiving.

Dabney explains therapeutic ideas plainly and works at the client’s pace. She aims to reduce shame and build self-respect through steady progress and collaboration. Her practice is described as nonjudgmental and welcoming to diverse backgrounds and life choices.

People who choose her often want a therapist who combines practical skill-building with attention to personal history and attachment patterns. Dabney guides people toward clearer values, better emotional balance, and more confident everyday choices.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, encourages people to clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values even when thoughts or feelings are difficult. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and motivation struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on noticing and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors through practical exercises and experiments; it often helps with anxiety, mood, and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotional responses, which can be helpful for intimacy issues, family conflict, and attachment concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose or combine methods that match their goals, pace, and personal preferences. That process can include trying a technique for several sessions and adjusting as needed.

The practical benefits of online therapy are about fitting support into life. Online work can make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or school, and it can reduce travel time. If you want to know which session formats are offered, confirm the current options before booking so you can plan around your day and technical situation.