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Online therapist

Cira Kelley

Practical support for family and personal stress

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
25 years
Licensed in
New York
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Cira

Cira Kelley is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, and family concerns. She frames sessions in straightforward language and focuses on practical steps parents and adults can use right away. Her tone is steady and direct, aimed at someone juggling life and feeling overwhelmed.

She uses a mix of approaches to meet real needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and shift habits.

Background and approach

Attachment-Based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) supports deeper emotional connection in important relationships. With 25 years of experience, she has worked with a wide range of issues including parenting stress, blended family concerns, adoption and foster care topics, and caregiver burnout.

She also addresses trauma, grief, self-esteem, body image, and communication problems. Her background includes treating complicated dynamics like abandonment, dependent or avoidant personality patterns, and domestic violence history. Sessions are practical and collaborative.

She listens for patterns, helps name what is happening, and tries out concrete strategies that fit a person’s life. Mindfulness techniques are used when helpful to reduce reactivity and build presence. Based in New York, Cira holds an LCSW license - NY LCSW 096756.

Sessions are offered in English and delivered through several online formats to fit busy schedules. People who want clear guidance and steady support tend to find her approach useful.

Online approaches for family and life challenges

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and reactions. It helps people notice patterns that come from important early relationships and build new ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches clear skills to change unhelpful thinking and try out different behaviors in daily life. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and express deeper feelings and strengthen emotional bonds in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. This is a collaborative process where techniques can be adjusted as progress and challenges become clearer.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy routines. These options allow for more flexibility around work, school, and caregiving responsibilities and make it easier to keep continuity when life gets hectic. Licensed professionals can use these formats to teach skills, process emotions, and check progress between meetings.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?
Cira works with stress, anxiety, family and parenting concerns, self-esteem, ADHD, relationship and intimacy challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, depression, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She uses practical exercises, emotional work, and mindfulness to help people change patterns and manage daily stress.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience supporting people through a range of personal and family challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, NY LCSW 096756, and practices from New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How do I begin sessions?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
25 years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English

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