Sara Dabney

Sara Dabney is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Florida. She blends practical therapy methods with a down-to-earth approach to help people handle stress, anger, anxiety, and life changes. Her style focuses on clear tools you can try between sessions and straightforward conversation in the room.

Sara draws on five years of clinical experience and a Master of Social Work from the University of South Florida. Her graduate work included funding focused on child maltreatment and participation in research about HIV and PTSD symptoms. Before social work, she trained as a yoga teacher and earned a license in massage therapy in 2014, which shapes her interest in mind-body connections.

In sessions she uses cognitive behavioral techniques alongside mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas. She also brings client-centered listening and motivational interviewing into her work so people can figure out what matters to them and take realistic steps toward those goals.

She helps with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and communication problems, body image and eating issues, parenting and adoption-related matters, and LGBT-related challenges. Anger and coping with life transitions are also listed areas she addresses.

Sara welcomes people of all genders, sexual orientations, and faiths. Her approach emphasizes collaboration and practical skills so clients leave sessions with clear next steps they can try in everyday life.

How Sara’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice their thoughts and pick actions that match their values instead of getting stuck in fights with what they think. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting patterns in thoughts and behaviors and testing small changes to reduce anxiety or anger. Mindfulness ideas teach simple attention practices that calm the body and make emotional reactions easier to manage.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sara treats the choice as a collaboration and checks in about what feels useful. Together the therapist and client set goals and try methods that fit the person’s needs, values, and daily life.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options when booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and let people use video or phone when that better suits their schedule or energy. Practical tools from CBT, ACT, and mindfulness transfer well to remote sessions and can be practiced between meetings to support steady progress.