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Online therapist

Sabrina Mayes

Focused skills for family and parenting challenges

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
8 years
Licensed in
New Mexico
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Sabrina

Sabrina Mayes is a licensed social worker who uses practical, skills-based therapy to help people navigate hard moments. She focuses on clear tools that can reduce stress and anxiety and help manage anger and cravings. Sabrina encourages clients to notice their strengths and build from what already works in their lives.

She draws on eight years of experience in community and clinical settings in New Mexico. That background has shaped a straightforward approach centered on teaching coping skills and small changes that add up.

Background and approach

Sessions are collaborative and aim to make day-to-day life feel more manageable. Sabrina often uses strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns. She also brings in techniques from dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness to help people regulate emotions and stay present.

Motivational interviewing is part of her toolkit for addressing substance use and ambivalence about change. Her work includes attention to relationships, family stress, parenting concerns, and the impact of trauma and grief. She helps people improve communication, set boundaries, and address codependency or control issues.

The focus is on practical steps rather than long lectures. Beginning therapy can feel difficult, and Sabrina aims to make that first step easier. She listens without judgment and partners with each person to set achievable goals.

Sessions are paced to fit the individual’s needs and readiness to change.

Therapeutic tools for online family and parenting concerns

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and problems that recur day to day.

DBT, dialectical behavior therapy, focuses on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Those skills help when anger, overwhelming feelings, or conflict interfere with daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try techniques that fit those needs. This is a collaborative process that can be adjusted as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy family schedule and to practice skills between meetings. Licensed professionals use these formats to deliver the same teaching, feedback, and support as in-person work, while allowing more choices about when and how to connect.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?
Sabrina supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting, self esteem, and ADHD. She also focuses on codependency, communication problems, control issues, drug and alcohol addiction, and family problems.
What is the general style of therapy provided?
The approach is skills-based and collaborative, emphasizing practical techniques you can use between sessions. Methods include teaching coping skills, emotion regulation, and goal-focused strategies.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She has eight years of professional work experience in New Mexico settings, bringing practical knowledge from that time to each session.
What credential and location are listed for this provider?
The clinician holds the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, listed as NM LCSW C-10440, and practices in New Mexico.
In what language are sessions offered and are international clients served?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available with this therapist?
Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and routines.
How does billing and cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
8 years
Licensed
New Mexico
Languages
English

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