Dabney Hayes, LPCC, LPC

Dabney Hayes is a licensed counselor with over 14 years of experience helping people facing addiction, trauma, anxiety, and depression. She practices in North Carolina and works with individuals who are trying to change painful patterns and build more satisfying lives. She aims to create a steady, nonjudgmental space where people can speak honestly and begin to make practical changes.

Many clients come for help with addiction, shame, grief, or overwhelming self-criticism. Dabney also supports people managing stress from work, parenting, relationships, and health challenges. She uses plain language and concrete tools so clients can use what they learn between sessions.

Her approach draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Sessions focus on understanding patterns, practicing new ways of coping, and shifting unhelpful beliefs about the self. She blends skills training with deeper work on relationships and emotional wounds.

Dabney has provided both individual and group therapy over her career. She describes her style as warm, direct, and practical. People who like clear strategies alongside emotional support tend to find her helpful.

She works with a wide range of concerns including compassion fatigue, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, parenting strains, and identity issues within LGBT communities. Dabney is available to people within the United States and accepts international clients; sessions are conducted in English.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It often suits those struggling with shame, addiction, or repeated avoidance because it focuses on small, meaningful steps. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build safer, healthier connections; it can be useful for intimacy issues, abandonment concerns, and attachment wounds.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Dabney will collaborate with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences. That means trying practical skills when needed and shifting to deeper relational work when that fits the client's needs.

Confirm the exact online session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow follow-up check-ins without needing to be on camera. Licensed professionals can use a mix of talking, brief skills coaching, and guided practices that translate well to remote sessions, helping people apply tools between meetings and keep momentum toward change.