- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- CBT and DBT methods
- Substance use focus
About Kamay
Kamay Gaboda is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in North Carolina with 20 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, LGBT concerns, relationship issues, and depression. Kamay also addresses related areas such as abandonment, dissociation, substance use, and problems connected to family and separation.
She has worked across residential and outpatient settings, including community mental health centers and addiction treatment facilities. That background includes individual, couples, and group therapy with people facing trauma and substance use challenges. Her experience spans work with first responder issues and a range of mood and personality concerns.
Kamay uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) among other approaches. She also draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Client-Centered Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). In practice she blends methods to match what each person needs.
In sessions she builds a working relationship and helps clients name and regulate emotions, practice new skills, and make concrete changes in daily life. She has particular experience helping people manage cravings, reduce risky patterns, and rebuild relationships affected by substance use.
Getting started involves completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session. Payment varies by location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How her approaches translate to online work
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful emotional patterns and attachment-related responses. It can help when emotions are hard to name or when relationship patterns keep repeating. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches how to notice thoughts and feelings without fighting them and to commit to valued actions; it is often used for anxiety, stress, and addictive urges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and introduces practical exercises to reduce distress and change behavior.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Kamay will work with clients to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean using EFT to clarify emotions and relationship patterns, ACT to shift how someone lives with difficult feelings, or CBT to practice specific coping skills.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it, and reduce travel time. Therapists and licensed professionals generally adapt techniques like EMDR exercises, emotion-focused conversations, and behavior experiments for remote work so clients can keep progress moving even when meeting remotely.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, Connecticut, Tennessee
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, LGBT issues, relationship concerns, and depression, plus related areas such as abandonment, dissociation, family problems, and substance use.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style mixes approaches to fit the client's goals. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is one of the approaches she uses alongside CBT, ACT, DBT, Client-Centered methods, and EMDR.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working in residential and outpatient settings with trauma, substance abuse, and co-occurring mental health concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds LCMHC and LPC credentials and practices in North Carolina; the credentials appear as NC LCMHC and SC LPC in her documentation.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs handled?
Session cost varies with location and is billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
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