- Years in practice
- 29
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Self esteem
- Focus
- Depression
About Kay
Kay Ibarra is a licensed professional counselor with almost three decades of experience. She helps people who are juggling stress, parenting challenges, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction concerns, and relationship or family issues. Kay aims to make sessions straightforward and easy to fit into busy lives.
She draws on tools from cognitive behavioral work, acceptance and commitment ideas, emotionally focused approaches, dialectical skills, and client-centered listening. In sessions she focuses on practical steps, steady emotional support, and clearer communication skills that people can use between meetings.
Background and approach
Her style is calm, nonjudgmental, and focused on helping clients reach goals that matter to them. Kay has worked in community behavioral health and in independent practice. She has been licensed since 1992 and has been a Georgia Licensed Professional Counselor since 2002.
That experience shapes how she helps people manage co-occurring problems and complex life transitions. Many clients come for help with parenting pressures, sleep disruption, coping after trauma, or low self-esteem. She also works with those facing caregiver stress, fertility and family of origin concerns, and workplace strain.
Sessions aim to identify one or two practical changes each week. Therapy is offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Kay uses these formats to make it easier to keep therapy consistent when schedules are tight.
People who prefer English-language sessions will find that language supported.
What Kay works with
Everything Kay lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kay helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Kay lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate choices. It encourages identifying values and taking small committed actions toward those values to reduce overwhelm and increase meaning. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and then tests practical strategies to shift unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding emotional responses and improving communication in close relationships, which can help with attachment concerns and family conflict.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to goals, needs, and preferences. That might mean combining elements from different approaches and adjusting over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for busy people and parents. Video calls let conversations feel more like in-person meetings while keeping travel time down. Phone sessions or shorter live chat and text-based messaging can fit into tight schedules, provide a lower-bandwidth option, or allow a quick check-in between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent when life is unpredictable.
Questions people ask about Kay
What concerns can Kay help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, sleep issues, addictions, ADHD, and career or life transition concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is calm and nonjudgmental with a focus on clear, practical steps. Sessions mix listening with skill-building so people can try changes between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has practiced as a licensed therapist since 1992 and has worked in community behavioral health and independent practice settings for many years.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia and provides services listed from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are offered to those working within the regions she serves.
What session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How do I get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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