ABOUT US
About Hayley
Hayley Dodd, Licensed Professional Counselor, YTT-200
Serving clients in Colorado, Florida, Washington D.C., North Carolina, + Virginia
A Sanctuary for Women’s Healing
Hi, I’m Hayley, the founder of Haven, eco-therapist, and guide for women navigating the layered terrain of emotional and mental health across the lifespan.
If you are feeling anxious, depressed, disconnected, dissociated, or quietly questioning who you are becoming, you are not alone. Many of the women who sit across from me are standing at a threshold. This can look like grieving what was, uncertain about what’s next, longing for deeper alignment in their relationships, identity, and purpose.
Our work together honors that threshold.
Whether you are seeking therapy for grief and loss, support during life transitions, or a deeper exploration of your emotional world, I approach therapy as both an art and a science– grounded in clinical training, yet spacious enough for mystery, creativity, and transformation.
With offices in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Floyd, Virginia, and Charlotte, North Carolina, I serve women locally and through online sessions across multiple states. Wherever you are, the work remains rooted in presence, attunement, and depth.
My Path to This Work
For over a decade, I have worked in both private practice and community mental health settings. Here, I have witnessed how life asks us to change (sometimes abruptly, sometimes slowly) often without giving us a map.
Again and again, I saw that healing requires more than symptom management. It requires safety in the nervous system. It requires space for grief. It requires language for experiences that once felt unspeakable.
As a trauma-informed therapist, I understand that trauma is not only what happened to you, but it is also how your system adapted to survive. Our work is never about forcing change. It is about creating enough safety that change becomes not just possible but organic.
Therapy, in this way, becomes a compass. A lantern. A steady hand at your back.
How I Work: Multidimensional Healing
My therapeutic approach blends clinical rigor with holistic integration. I draw primarily from:
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Internal Family Systems (IFS)
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Depth and Jungian psychology
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Somatic and nervous system therapy
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Guided Imagery and Music
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Nature-based practices
At the core of my work is the understanding that transformation is multidimensional. We are not only cognitive beings. We are embodied, relational, symbolic, and meaning-making creatures.
Through integral psychology, I hold space for the many layers of your experience: psychological, emotional, physical, relational, and spiritual, without reducing you to a diagnosis or a single narrative.
Sessions may include reflective dialogue, somatic tracking, symbolic exploration, and practical tools you can carry into your daily life. You will gain insight but also integration.
Supporting Grief, Transition, and the Inner Child
Much of my work centers around grief, both visible and invisible.
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Grief for loved ones.
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Grief for relationships that changed.
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Grief for former versions of yourself.
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Grief for what never was.
As a therapist for grief and loss, I believe grief is not something to “get over.” It is something to metabolize. When tended properly, grief becomes a portal into deeper compassion and clarity.
I also integrate inner child work for women who sense that earlier experiences still shape their present relationships and emotional responses. By gently reconnecting with younger parts of you, especially those who learned to suppress emotion to adapt and survive, the goal is to create space for repair and reintegration.
This work is especially meaningful if you struggle with emotional shutdown, relational anxiety, or difficulty trusting your own needs.
Nervous System Awareness & Emotional Safety
Many of the women I work with are high-functioning, competent, capable, and outwardly successful, yet inwardly exhausted.
Anxiety, chronic stress, or emotional numbness often signal that the nervous system has been carrying too much for too long.
Through nervous system therapy, we work slowly and respectfully with your body’s signals. We explore how your system responds to stress, conflict, and intimacy. We build regulation and capacity, not through force, but through understanding.
When the nervous system feels safer, clarity emerges more naturally. Decisions feel less urgent. Boundaries feel more accessible. Relationships feel less overwhelming.
Healing is not about becoming someone new. It is about becoming more fully yourself.
Nature as Teacher
As an eco-therapist, the natural world informs how I hold therapeutic space.
Living in the mountains of Floyd, VA, and working with clients in Charlotte, NC, I am constantly reminded that growth is cyclical. Trees shed leaves. Rivers change course. Forests regenerate after fire.
Nature teaches patience. It teaches resilience. It teaches that transformation often happens beneath the surface, long before it becomes visible.
In our work together, we honor these rhythms. There is no rushing the seasons of your becoming.
What It’s Like to Work With Me
Clients often describe our work as grounding, reflective, and quietly transformative.
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A steady, attuned presence
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A balance of insight and practical tools
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Space for creativity and symbolic exploration
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Respect for your pacing and autonomy
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Integration of mind, body, and emotional awareness
Therapy is collaborative. You are not a passive recipient of advice, but an active participant in your own unfolding.
If something feels too fast, we slow down.
If something feels stuck, we explore gently.
If something feels meaningful, we follow it deeper.
Haven is Growing
Haven was created as more than a private practice. It is a sanctuary, a space where clinicians can practice ethically, creatively, and sustainably.
As Haven expands in North Carolina and Virginia, I am committed to cultivating a team of therapists who share a devotion to depth work, trauma-informed care, and holistic integration.
If you are a therapist drawn to integrative healing, multidimensional frameworks, and relational presence, I invite you to explore joining our team.
Growth, after all, is part of the ecosystem.
An Invitation
If this resonates, if something in you feels seen, I invite you to reach out.
Whether you are seeking therapy in Charlotte, NC, in Floyd, VA, or virtually across Washington DC, CO, or FL, you are welcome here.
Healing does not require perfection. It requires willingness. I look forward to meeting you on the journey.
