About Robert
Robert May is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) based in Kentucky with 13 years of practice. He offers straightforward, respectful care and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. His manner is warm and interactive, aiming to make therapy feel like a conversation rather than a lecture.
He has provided work in identity counseling, trauma and grief, mood and anxiety concerns, and related areas. Since 2020 he has concentrated on serving members of the LGBTQIA+ community and people navigating gender and sexuality questions.
Background and approach
Robert frames sessions around the issues each person brings in, not around labels. Robert combines several approaches to match the needs of the person in front of him. He uses client-centered techniques to follow the client's lead and cognitive behavioral methods to identify unhelpful thinking patterns.
Mindfulness and solution-focused tools are added when they fit the goal for the session. Sessions also address common life stresses such as work strain, changes in relationships, parenting concerns, sleep and eating struggles, and challenges with self-esteem or anger. He will make a plan together with the client and adjust it as progress is made.
People who prefer clear, compassionate guidance tend to fit well with his style. He aims to support practical change while recognizing the emotional side of problems. Robert encourages anyone ready to make a change to reach out and begin a conversation.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Robert blends client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities so conversations shape the direction of change and support identity, relationship, or life-purpose work. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches tools to shift them, which is useful for anxiety, depression, ADHD, and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then tailor methods over time. This is a collaborative process and methods can be adjusted as progress or new needs appear.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy fit into a busy life. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversations, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for check-ins, live chat allows short exchanges during breaks, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make scheduling easier and help people keep therapy consistent with daily demands.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- 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