May Kirby, LPC

May Kirby is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on clear, practical work that helps people manage anxiety, stress, depression, and relationship and intimacy concerns. Her style is straightforward and warm, aimed at helping a worried parent or an overwhelmed person find steady steps forward.

She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and attachment-based ideas to shape sessions. That means sessions often include learning new ways to notice thoughts and feelings, practicing small behavior changes, and exploring how past connections affect current relationships. These tools are used alongside a client-centered stance that keeps the person's goals in view.

In the therapy room she emphasizes collaboration. People set goals together, try techniques between sessions, and adjust plans based on what works. She also helps people cope with grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, sleep and eating struggles, and life transitions.

May has worked in intensive outpatient mental health settings and has experience supporting clients through mood disorders, panic and obsessive-compulsive symptoms, attention challenges, and career or caregiving stress. Her approach blends practical skills with attention to meaning and values when that matters to the client.

Sessions are offered in English and May accepts international clients. She aims to create clear next steps, whether the focus is improving daily functioning, repairing connections, or building resilience for future challenges.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on noticing and testing unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavior changes to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. It often helps with anxiety, depression, panic, and obsessive worries.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches ways to make room for difficult feelings while taking steps toward what matters most. It can be useful for stress, chronic worry, and life changes where values-based choices are important.

Attachment-informed work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns in close connections and communication. That approach supports people working on intimacy, trust, and family of origin issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps most. This is a collaborative process aimed at matching tools to needs and preferences.

Online sessions offer flexibility and a range of formats. Video calls let people use visual cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be a lighter, lower-bandwidth option for check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for short updates, coaching-style prompts, or when someone prefers nonverbal contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try different ways of connecting.