Therapist profile
Dabney Hayes, LPCC, LPC
LPCC LPC - Family and parenting concerns
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- ACT and CBT informed
- Attachment approaches
- Skills for parenting
About Dabney
Dabney Hayes is an LPCC and LPC licensed in CA and CO with 14 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, family concerns, parenting strain, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues and related challenges. She also supports people managing ADHD, compassion fatigue, bipolar symptoms, and career or life-change stressors.
Dabney uses a practical, conversational approach in sessions. She listens for what feels stuck and helps people test small changes. Conversations focus on how thoughts and behavior affect daily life, and on building skills for coping and clearer decision making.
Her background includes individual and group work across a variety of presenting issues. Over the years she has helped people deal with shame, perfectionism, low self-esteem, and relapse triggers. She brings experience working with adoption and foster care concerns, attachment and blended family issues, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and diverse sexual cultures including BDSM and kink.
In therapy she often draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based ideas, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Sessions may combine talking, practical exercises, and skills coaching to address emotion regulation, behavior patterns, and relationship problem-solving.
Dabney sees adults who want clear steps to manage hard feelings and family pressures. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. Before booking, confirm current session options through the platform's scheduling flow.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on values-based action. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and the stress of parenting or family conflict. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns formed in early relationships and how those patterns show up now, which can help with intimacy-related issues and caregiving stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful cycles, useful for anger, sleeping or eating issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dabney collaborates with each person to pick or combine methods that fit goals and daily life. She will discuss what feels useful and adjust plans as the work progresses so sessions stay relevant to the client's needs.
The original biography does not list specific online formats. Please confirm the session types available before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also allow for flexible scheduling across time zones for international clients. Licensed professionals can use these options to focus on skill practice, behavioral experiments, and problem-solving that translate into everyday routines.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
North Carolina, Florida, Washington, Colorado, California, South Carolina
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family and parenting problems does she help with?
She works with adults facing family conflict, blended family dynamics, parenting strain, adoption and foster care concerns, and caregiving stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses an integrative, client-centered style that mixes talk with practical skills training from approaches like ACT, CBT and DBT.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 14 years of experience providing individual and group therapy for a range of issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LPCC and LPC credentials and is listed as CA LPCC and CO LPC; her practice is associated with North Carolina.
Can she work with people who live outside the United States?
Yes. Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify formats. Please confirm current session options through the booking flow before scheduling.
How are session fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session through the platform.
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