Robert May
Compassionate counselor for life transitions
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed in
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Robert
Robert May is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in Kentucky with 13 years of experience. He started practicing in 2011 and has offered counseling across areas like mood and anxiety, trauma and grief, and identity concerns. Since 2020 he has focused much of his work with the LGBTQIA+ community.
He presents himself as warm, interactive, and reflective in sessions. In conversation he treats people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
Background and approach
He avoids stigmatizing labels and adapts to each person's needs. Sessions are shaped by what the client brings and by practical steps the client is willing to try. Robert uses a mix of methods that match the problem at hand and the client's preferences.
He draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and on client-centered listening to make space for the person's experience. Mindfulness and solution-focused tools are used when helpful to build coping skills and set concrete goals. For trauma-related work he employs trauma-focused strategies alongside calming practices.
He pays attention to identity, relationships, and life changes that affect wellbeing. His aim is to help people feel more capable and in control of their next steps. When someone reaches out he works collaboratively to build a plan that feels doable.
He emphasizes practical progress and supports clients as they try new approaches. The overall tone is supportive and straightforward for parents and caregivers looking for clear help.
How his approaches shape online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and creating a respectful space. It puts the client's experience first and helps people feel understood before moving into problem solving. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and offers concrete exercises to change unhelpful habits; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest methods that fit best. That plan can change over time based on what helps most, so the process stays collaborative and adaptive.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. These options let people fit therapy around work, parenting, and other obligations while staying consistent with their plan. The formats also allow for shorter check-ins or longer sessions depending on needs, which helps maintain progress between visits.
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.
Mindfulness Therapy
Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Career difficulties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Gender dysphoria
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English
Next step
Talk to Robert
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