- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- ACT and CBT methods
- 29 years experience
About Kay
Kay Ibarra is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with 29 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, and life changes.
Kay has worked in community behavioral health and in private practice. She held licenses in California and Louisiana before becoming an LPC in Georgia in 2002. Over the years she has met people struggling with co-occurring issues, sleep problems, parenting strain, career questions, bipolar concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at difficult emotions and attachment patterns. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take action, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and behavior.
Sessions focus on clear, practical conversation and skills people can try between meetings. Kay aims to help clients name painful feelings, improve communication, and manage stress reactions. She also works on problem areas such as codependency, communication problems, forgiveness, and guilt and shame.
Kay found virtual work useful during the COVID pandemic and continued offering sessions at convenient times. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How Kay uses therapeutic approaches in online sessions
Kay works with Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand and name hard emotions and the patterns those emotions create in relationships and daily life. EFT focuses on feelings and attachment needs so people can see how emotional responses shape interactions.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify thinking patterns and try practical behavior changes between sessions. These approaches can address grief, anxiety, depression, trauma-related reactions, and communication problems.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist and client review goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adjust methods as needed. This is presented as a collaborative process rather than a single fixed method.
The original biography indicates she began offering virtual sessions during the COVID pandemic and continued because clients liked the convenience. Confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so sessions fit into a busy week.
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Experience
29+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, addictions, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, and a range of related issues.
What therapeutic style does she use?
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has practiced as a licensed therapist since 1992 and has 29 years of experience overall.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The biography notes she moved to virtual sessions during the COVID pandemic and continued that practice; confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Session cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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