Sara Dabney

Sara Dabney is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Florida. She blends practical therapy methods with a calm, down-to-earth style to help people manage life changes, stress, anxiety, and depression. Her work also addresses trauma and abuse, LGBT concerns, self-esteem, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strains, and eating or body-image challenges.

She trained at the University of South Florida where she completed a Master of Social Work and did graduate research on HIV and PTSD symptomatology. Her earlier training as a yoga teacher and in massage therapy influences how she brings breath and body awareness into sessions. She has five years of clinical experience since completing graduate school.

In session she uses cognitive behavioral approaches and mindfulness alongside client-centered methods and elements of motivational interviewing. That means conversations focus on practical skills, noticing unhelpful patterns, and choosing small, values-based steps. Sessions include exercises and homework people can try between meetings.

Sara welcomes people of all genders and sexual orientations and has experience supporting concerns related to adoption and foster care, autism and Asperger syndrome, caregiving stress, chronic illness and pain, and recovery from domestic violence or substance problems. She also works with people navigating divorce, dissociation, emptiness, and complex co-morbid issues.

People who want to begin are invited to use the site to start the matching process and schedule a first meeting. She describes therapy as a collaborative process that centers a person’s goals and everyday life.

Using CBT and Mindfulness in Online Care

Sara often draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness therapy when working with stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. CBT helps identify unhelpful thinking and build concrete skills to change behaviors and reactions. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple present-moment awareness and grounding practices that reduce reactivity and support emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, day-to-day realities, and what feels most useful. That collaboration helps shape whether sessions focus more on skill-building, values-driven action, or mindful practice.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit care into a busy life - it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make scheduling around work or caregiving more flexible. Licensed professionals can guide pragmatic exercises you can practice between meetings so therapy connects with real-world changes.