May Kirby, LPC
South Carolina · 10 years in practice
May Kirby is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in South Carolina.
License and registration
- LPC, South Carolina
- 6507 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1386903680 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About May
May Kirby is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in South Carolina. She emphasizes a strong therapeutic relationship as the starting point for change and works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, and a wide range of life challenges. She brings ten years of experience, including work in intensive outpatient mental health settings.
That background shaped a practical approach to therapy focused on clear goals and steady progress. Sessions tend to be straightforward and aimed at finding what helps in daily life.
Background and approach
May uses several therapy styles to match what each person needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and test them in real situations. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early connections shape present relationships.
People come for many concerns including depression, grief, addiction, ADHD, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and parenting strain. May also addresses more specific problems such as hoarding, compulsions, panic attacks, and caregiver stress. She works with issues across identity and life stage, including LGBT concerns and aging-related matters.
Her sessions are collaborative and practical. She helps people set small, doable steps and tries approaches that can be used between meetings. May encourages honest talk about what is working and adapts plans when needed.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything May lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Family of origin issues
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches May names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed steps toward them while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help people who feel stuck by shifting attention to what matters and building actions that align with those values.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior. It uses practical exercises and experiments to test unhelpful beliefs and develop new habits, which is useful for anxiety, panic, OCD patterns, and mood difficulties.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit the situation, and adjust plans based on what helps. That collaborative process makes it easier to discover the best mix of techniques for each person.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation when bandwidth permits. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when less data is available or when being on camera is hard. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, coaching-style support, or when someone prefers writing to talking. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and many life changes.
What is her style of therapy?
She emphasizes a strong therapeutic relationship and uses practical, goal-focused work that draws from cognitive behavioral and attachment-based approaches.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience, including work in intensive outpatient mental health settings.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds a South Carolina Licensed Professional Counselor credential listed as LPC and practices out of South Carolina.
What languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
In which formats are sessions offered?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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