About Sara
Sara Dabney uses evidence-based talk therapies to help people move through stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She blends practical skills with a warm, client-centered stance to make therapy feel doable. Sara holds a Master of Social Work and is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, living and practicing in Florida.
Sara draws from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and adjust unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses mindfulness practices to build calm and focus in daily life.
How Sara works
Dialectical behavior therapy skills are part of her work when strong emotions or relationship challenges feel overwhelming. Her background includes graduate research on HIV and post-traumatic stress symptoms and an emphasis in child maltreatment during her MSW training at the University of South Florida.
Before social work she taught yoga and trained in massage therapy, experiences that shaped her interest in body-based coping and stress reduction. Sara supports people facing a broad range of concerns including grief, addiction, intimacy-related issues, eating and body image struggles, and caregiving stress.
She also works with issues related to adoption and foster care, autism and Asperger syndrome, and alternative sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink. Sessions focus on clear goals, practical tools, and steady progress. Sara invites clients to try small changes, notice results, and tailor strategies to what actually fits their life.
She speaks English and provides services online in Florida.
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What Sara works with
The areas below are the ones Sara selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How Sara’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small committed actions toward those values while learning to sit with difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment focus.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences, try techniques in session, and adjust the plan based on what feels useful. Clients and the therapist work together to pick methods that fit daily life and specific concerns rather than forcing a single model.
Online therapy makes these approaches accessible through multiple formats. Video calls let people practice skills in real time and use visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging offer short, written check-ins and flexible support between calls. These options help people fit therapy around work, caregiving, and other commitments while maintaining ongoing contact with a licensed professional.
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