Brian Kay
Therapist who blends practical skills with compassion
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed in
- Utah
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Brian
Brian Kay is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Utah with 20 years of experience. He offers a calm, empathetic presence and practical guidance for people facing stress, depression, anxiety, relationship strain, addiction, and parenting challenges. He approaches conversations without judgment and aims to help clients take concrete steps forward.
His background includes completing risk assessments in a psychiatric hospital and managing a family advocacy program in the U.S.
Background and approach
Air Force. Those roles shaped his ability to handle crisis moments and to coordinate care when situations feel overwhelming. Brian draws on several evidence-based approaches to shape therapy sessions.
He uses cognitive behavioral tools to spot unhelpful thinking, mindfulness strategies to reduce reactivity, and the Gottman Method when relationship patterns are a focus. He also incorporates elements from dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotional regulation skills. Sessions are collaborative and goal-directed.
He listens for what matters most to each person and then tailors conversations and simple skills to fit daily life. Expect direct, compassionate feedback and practical homework you can try between visits. Many people come for help with grief, trauma, ADHD, sleep problems, or major life changes.
He also supports those dealing with compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, and communication or commitment problems. If you want straightforward support and tools, Brian aims to help you move toward clearer solutions.
How his approaches translate to online sessions
If you meet with Brian, you may find a few core approaches used in sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action even when hard feelings are present, which can help with motivation and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change patterns that keep problems going. The Gottman Method concentrates on relationship interaction patterns and communication skills when couples or relationship concerns are part of the work.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. He will talk with you about your goals and preferences, and together you will decide which methods to try and how to adapt them to your situation. That plan can change as you learn what helps most.
Confirm current session options before booking because the profile does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a full visit is not needed. Some approaches lend themselves to short skill-based check-ins while others use longer, focused sessions; Brian will help match session length and structure to your needs and daily life.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
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.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Utah
- Languages
- English
Next step
Talk to Brian
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- Stop at any point