May Kirby, LPC - Therapist in South Carolina

About May

May Kirby is a licensed professional counselor who centers therapy on the relationship between therapist and client. She brings a practical, person-focused approach and aims to build trust first. Conversations are straightforward and paced to each person's needs.

Her style is collaborative and gently goal-oriented to help people make small, sustainable changes. Kirby trained and practiced for ten years, including work in intensive outpatient mental health settings. She uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Existential Therapy.

Background and approach

These methods guide how she addresses stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and other concerns. In sessions she listens for strengths and patterns, then helps clients try concrete steps between meetings. That might mean testing a new communication way, practicing a coping skill, or noticing where values and daily choices diverge.

She describes therapy as a partnership where real-life problems meet practical tools. May works with a wide range of topics including parenting, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, ADHD, mood disorders, and life transitions. She also focuses on attachment concerns, caregiver stress, codependency, and family of origin issues.

Her care reflects years of hands-on experience in structured outpatient programs. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. May holds an SC LPC 6507 credential as a licensed professional counselor in South Carolina.

To begin, a simple matching process and scheduling step connects people to the right fit.

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) invites people to notice what matters most to them and take small actions that align with those values, even when emotions are difficult. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new, practical behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. May treats therapy as a collaboration and will help figure out which methods fit a person's goals and preferences. That process can include trying different techniques and checking what helps over time rather than committing to a single method from the start.

Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. These formats let people connect from home, fit sessions around schedules, and follow up between meetings when needed. The mix of approaches and remote options aims to make care accessible and adaptable to each person's 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.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does May address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting, grief, intimacy-related issues, ADHD, mood disorders, and many related concerns listed in her specialties.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach centers the therapeutic relationship and mixes practical methods like CBT and ACT with attachment and client-centered work to help people try new behaviors and perspectives.

How much clinical experience does she have?

May has ten years of professional experience, including work in intensive outpatient mental health settings.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She is a licensed professional counselor with the credential SC LPC 6507 and practices from South Carolina.

Which languages and international options are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and May accepts international clients.

In what session formats can I meet with her?

She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Licensed: South Carolina
Languages: English

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