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Cira Kelley, LCSW

  • Experience25 years
  • LocationNew York
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Family
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Cira

Cira Kelley is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She draws on a long career in New York to support clients facing challenges such as low self-esteem, grief, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related concerns, while also addressing nuanced issues like attachment, adoption and foster care experiences, and caregiver stress. Her practice emphasizes understanding each person’s history and current struggles to create realistic paths forward.

Her style blends empathy with practical tools, using approaches that prioritize emotional connection and skill development. Clients can expect work that addresses communication and intimacy problems, anger and depression, and a range of family-of-origin or relationship patterns that contribute to recurring difficulties.

Kelley aims to co-create strategies that foster resilience, clearer boundaries, and improved coping with life changes. She works in English and holds NY LCSW 096756, providing care through multiple online session formats to fit different schedules and needs.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Attachment-based work focuses on the ways early relationships shape current patterns, helping clients explore emotional bonds and improve connection and trust in close relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers clear, structured tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and develop new coping strategies for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Mindfulness therapy encourages present-moment awareness and gentle self-observation, which can reduce reactivity and support emotion regulation.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to assess goals, preferences, and the concerns they bring, then tailor a combination of methods that fits each person's needs rather than prescribing a single pathway up front.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options make it easier to maintain consistency during busy weeks, manage energy around appointments, and stay connected even when schedules or locations change. Licensed professionals use these formats to blend relational work with practical skill-building so therapy can fit into everyday life.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does this therapist commonly address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, ADHD, grief, and compassion fatigue. Additional focuses include attachment issues, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and family of origin matters.
What is the therapist's general approach and style?
The practice combines empathic, client-centered listening with evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques and emotionally-focused strategies. Sessions balance emotional processing with practical skills for communication, self-esteem, and coping.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She brings 25 years of clinical experience to her work, drawing on that background to support clients through complex life changes and interpersonal challenges.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with the credential NY LCSW 096756 and practices from New York.
Which languages are used in sessions and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are conducted in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Costs vary based on location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working with this therapist?
Get started by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteemADHD

Also works with

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English