May Pope, NCPS

May Pope is a UK-based counsellor who supports people navigating stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, depression, and challenges related to ADHD. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques with a warm, empathic approach to help clients manage panic, distress, and the everyday pressures that interfere with wellbeing. May offers person-centred counselling and integrates cognitive behavioural therapy when helpful, tailoring interventions to each person’s needs and goals.

Her practice includes specialist work with trauma and complex post-traumatic stress, and she has completed several continuing professional development trainings in trauma and C/PTSD to strengthen this aspect of her work. May also works with neurodivergent clients, including people with ADHD and autism, and she is completing a master’s degree that focuses on autism spectrum differences in women and the effects of family estrangement.

May has experience supporting people with psychosis, addiction and alcoholism, and with personality presentations such as borderline personality and bipolar disorder. She does not currently work with eating disorders or with children. May offers weekly or fortnightly sessions, and some clients move to monthly check-ins to support endings. She provides both short-term and long-term work and is open to international clients. May holds the NCPS credential, indicating professional registration with a recognised counselling body.

Evidence-based approaches and online support

May draws on person-centred counselling, which focuses on creating an empathic, non-judgemental therapeutic relationship that helps people explore their feelings and build self-awareness. This approach can be helpful for issues like depression, grief, relationship difficulties, and feelings of loneliness.

She also integrates cognitive behavioural therapy, a practical, goal-oriented method that helps people identify and adjust unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. CBT can be effective for anxiety, panic, stress, and some patterns related to depression and mood regulation.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. May works with clients to understand their needs, goals, and preferences and adapts techniques over time so that therapy fits each person’s situation and pace.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different lifestyles and needs. These options make it easier to maintain regular appointments, access therapy from different locations, and choose formats that feel most comfortable for talking and reflecting.