About Kamay
Kamay Gaboda is a licensed counselor based in North Carolina who focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and anxiety. She holds LCMHC and LPC credentials and brings 20 years of experience working with addiction, depression, and relationship concerns. Her work often addresses the overlap of substance use and mood symptoms.
She has long experience in residential and outpatient settings, offering individual and group sessions in those contexts. That background helps when people face complex, co-occurring problems like panic, trauma reactions, or recurring relationship conflict.
Background and approach
In sessions she uses clear, goal-focused methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a common tool she draws on to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also applies Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills to build emotional tolerance and increase meaningful action.
Kamay emphasizes a strong working relationship above all. She aims to make therapy a steady, practical process where clients learn skills and test them between sessions. She also uses emotion-focused approaches when relationship patterns or attachment issues are central.
Her practice includes work with people dealing with addictions, identity and relationship questions, first responder stress, and a range of personality and mood concerns. Sessions are offered in English and are provided through video, phone, chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Kamay often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. CBT sessions focus on real-life skills like testing beliefs, planning small behavior changes, and tracking progress to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients clarify what matters to them and take committed steps toward those values despite uncomfortable feelings. ACT emphasizes simple practices for noticing thoughts and choosing actions that fit personal goals. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills may also be introduced to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness when overwhelming feelings interfere with daily life.
Figuring out which approach fits best is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. Initial sessions explore what feels most useful and adjust the plan over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth talk and skill demonstrations, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can suit quick check-ins or on-the-go support. These options make it easier to fit regular sessions into busy schedules and to keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Commitment issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, Connecticut, Tennessee
- Languages
- English
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