- Relationship-focused
- Skill-based methods
- Trauma-aware
About May
May Kirby is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with ten years of clinical experience. She centers the relationship between therapist and client as the main pathway to change. May brings warmth and curiosity to sessions and focuses on practical steps that help people feel steadier and more in control.
She has substantial experience in intensive outpatient mental health settings and uses that background to shape how she supports people facing strong stress or life disruption. May helps with mood concerns such as depression and bipolar symptoms, anxiety and panic, and difficulties with sleep and eating. She also works with trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, and relationship and intimacy-related issues, including codependency and attachment difficulties.
Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to build everyday skills and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centered methods to strengthen how people relate to others and to themselves. Sessions emphasize simple, practical tools and steady emotional support.
May helps people handle caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, career and life-purpose questions, and the challenges of grief and major life changes. She addresses obsessive and compulsive concerns, panic attacks, and personality-related patterns in focused, step-by-step work.
May practices in South Carolina and speaks English. She accepts international clients. To start, a short matching questionnaire helps connect you and schedule a first session.
How May's Approaches Translate to Online Work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify their values and take small, meaningful steps toward them while learning to sit with difficult thoughts and emotions. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, codependency, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down patterns of thought and behavior into manageable pieces and teaches concrete skills to reduce symptoms like worry, panic, or low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and helps people build healthier ways of relating and feeling safe with others.Finding the right approach is part of the work. May will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences. She combines skills training and supportive listening so the plan can shift as needs change.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. Many people choose online therapy because it makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allows shorter check-ins when needed, and can reduce travel time. Online sessions can support step-by-step skills practice, trauma-informed processing, and relationship work while keeping scheduling flexible for work, caregiving, or other demands.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does May help with?
She supports people managing stress, anxiety, depression, and mood disorders along with trauma, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, and codependency.
What is her therapy style like?
May emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and uses practical, skills-based work drawn from ACT and CBT alongside attachment-focused and client-centered approaches.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience, including work in intensive outpatient mental health treatment settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
May holds licensure as an LPC and practices in South Carolina.
Can I work with her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.
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