About Kay
Kay Adkins is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado. Kay brings 11 years of counseling experience and a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions. They aim to create a space where people feel heard and can make decisions that fit their life.
Kay focuses on common and painful concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, and issues around identity and intimacy. They also help with relationship struggles, grief, sleep problems, anger, career stress, and mood disorders including bipolar and seasonal affective disorder.
Background and approach
Kay works with concerns related to LGBT identity and gender dysphoria as well. Sessions are led by the client's needs. Kay uses a client-centered approach that lets people set the pace and topics for therapy.
They also draw on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify thought patterns and motivational interviewing to support change when people feel stuck. Kay has worked in office, in-home, residential, and outpatient settings over their career. That range of settings informs a flexible way of working that focuses on clear steps and small, achievable goals.
Kay describes the work as collaborative and practical - offering encouragement, feedback, and occasional direct guidance. People who meet with Kay can expect straightforward conversations and tools they can use between sessions. The aim is to help clients build skills, regain a sense of direction, and move toward the changes they want.
Background and approach: Kay completed a Bachelor of Science in Philosophy/Religion and Psychology and a Master of Science in Counseling. They identify as non-binary and practice using person-centered values alongside evidence-informed methods to address trauma, self-esteem, and life transitions.
How Kay’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy puts the person’s priorities first. The therapist follows the client's lead, listens deeply, and helps clarify what matters most. This approach is useful for people who want a gentle, paced process to talk through identity, grief, or life purpose.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence. It offers concrete exercises and homework that help with anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and mood shifts. Motivational Interviewing supports change by strengthening a person’s own reasons for shifting habits or addressing addictions and career moves.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kay collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means starting with conversation, trying techniques, and adjusting the plan together based on what helps.
Online therapy with Kay uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make sessions flexible. Video works well when visual cues help the conversation. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can fit into busy days and allow brief, ongoing support between longer sessions.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Colorado, Missouri
- Languages
- English