- Warm listening
- Practical tools
- Collaborative care
About Kay
Kay Ibarra is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with nearly three decades of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and major life changes. She also supports those dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, sleep problems, and challenges like ADHD and compassion fatigue.
Kay draws on many therapy styles and keeps things straightforward in sessions. She focuses on listening, validating feelings, and helping people build practical skills they can use between meetings. Her approach is nonjudgmental and warm, with an emphasis on helping clients find more peace and satisfaction in daily life.
Kay has worked in community behavioral health and in private practice. She first became a licensed therapist in 1992 and has been an LPC in Georgia since 2002. Her experience includes both office-based and virtual work, and she has supported people with co-occurring issues, family conflict, parenting strain, and career-related stress.
In sessions she uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), and client-centered approaches. She blends these methods to match each person's needs and goals, rather than following a single script.
People considering help can expect a steady, respectful companion through difficult moments. Kay aims to create clear steps clients can try between meetings so progress feels tangible and practical.
How Kay Uses Evidence-Based Methods Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful when life changes, grief, or ongoing anxiety make it hard to move forward.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new ways of reacting. It often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress by giving clear steps people can practice between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. Kay will work collaboratively to match methods to a person's goals and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress is made. She blends approaches rather than relying on a single model to meet each person's needs.
If you are considering online work, confirm the current session options before booking. Many people appreciate that virtual sessions can make scheduling easier and fit therapy into busy days. Online meetings can allow for shorter check-ins, easier access when travel or mobility is limited, and the flexibility to meet at times that suit a person's routine.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
29+ years
Credentials
Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns can Kay help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep issues, relationship and family problems, addictions, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and many life transition challenges including coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
What is her general therapy style?
Sessions are client-centered and practical. Kay listens without judgment and offers skills and strategies people can use between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has practiced as a licensed therapist since 1992, giving her 29 years of experience working in community behavioral health and private practice.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and is based in Georgia.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.