Dabney Hayes , LPCC, LPC

Dabney Hayes is a licensed counselor based in North Carolina with 14 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, grief, and addictive behaviors. She focuses on healing patterns rooted in shame, perfectionism, low self-esteem, and self-loathing, and supports clients who are facing family conflict, parenting struggles, career transitions, or the emotional fallout of chronic illness and caregiving.

Dabney brings an integrative, client-centered approach to therapy that blends evidence-informed methods to meet each person where they are. She has provided care in both individual and group settings and has worked with children, adolescents, young adults, and families, offering compassionate, nonjudgmental support across a wide range of concerns including depression, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, intimacy and sexual concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD, and work- or school-related stress. She also works with clients around attachment issues, adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, and commitment or abandonment struggles.

Dabney is credentialed as LPCC and LPC. LPCC stands for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and LPC stands for Licensed Professional Counselor - both are state-recognized counseling credentials that indicate formal training and licensure to provide clinical therapy. She aims to help clients develop a new relationship with their thoughts, build resilience, and move toward living more authentically and confidently.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Dabney Hayes draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy along with a client-centered orientation to support clients in an online setting. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and focuses on taking value-driven actions; it is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress related to life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns formed in early relationships and how they influence current connections - it can help with intimacy difficulties, abandonment concerns, and family or adoption-related issues. Client-Centered Therapy places the individual at the center of the process, emphasizing empathy, respect, and collaboration so clients can discover their own solutions and build self-compassion.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic journey, and Dabney works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time so therapy remains relevant and responsive.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for clients with busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or geographical constraints. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and access support from licensed professionals in ways that fit daily life.