Sara Dabney , LCSW

Sara Dabney is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida with five years of practice experience. She combines practical therapy methods with a calm, down-to-earth style. She often focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, and issues related to identity and relationships, including LGBT concerns and intimacy-related struggles.

Her work blends cognitive and mindfulness-based tools with a client-centered stance. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thought patterns and try small experiments to change behaviors. Mindfulness skills are used to manage intense emotion and build steadier day-to-day coping.

Sara has a Master of Social Work from the University of South Florida and earlier training in body-based work such as massage therapy and yoga instruction. These experiences inform a practical, whole-person outlook rather than a single technique.

Typical concerns she addresses include trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, eating and body image issues, parenting stress, chronic illness or caregiver strain, and communication problems. She also supports people dealing with adoption or foster care questions, dissociation, and complex co-morbidities.

Sessions focus on clear goals and manageable steps. Clients learn skills from approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and motivational interviewing. The aim is to help people move toward their values and handle life’s challenges more reliably.

Therapy approaches that translate to online care

Sara uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters most to them and take actions that match those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors that reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and daily life. That choice can shift over time as skills are practiced and priorities change.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful for deeper conversational work and skill coaching, phone sessions can be a good shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging works well for quick check-ins, homework support, or when written reflection feels easier. These options let people fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain continuity even when life gets hectic.