Cira Kelley, LCSW

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Compassionate, story-focused therapy for adults

Details

Name	Cira Kelley
Credentials	LCSW
Based in	New York
Licensed in	New York
Session format	Online
Languages	English
Years in practice	25

About Cira

Cira Kelley is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience helping people through stress, anxiety, depression, and major life shifts. She aims to make therapy clear and practical so parents and busy adults can use it between sessions. Cira draws on straightforward conversation and listening to help people feel understood and seen.

She focuses on everyday struggles like parenting strain, family conflict, caregiver stress, and trouble with communication.

Background and approach

She also supports people facing trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, low self-esteem, anger, and challenges linked to ADHD. Her work often addresses adoption and foster care concerns, attachment questions, blended family dynamics, and family of origin patterns. Cira mixes several ways of working to fit each person.

She uses narrative ideas to help people reframe life stories, attachment-based thinking to understand relationship patterns, and client-centered listening to follow what matters most to the individual. Cognitive Behavioral tools and emotionally-focused practices appear when concrete skills or emotion work can help. Sessions are practical and collaborative.

Cira helps clients spot patterns, practice new responses, and try small experiments between meetings. She pays attention to cultural background and the realities of daily life when making suggestions. Based in New York, Cira brings a calm, relatable presence to sessions.

People who want clear guidance, real-world tools, and a compassionate listener often find her style helpful.

What this therapist works with

Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Parenting issues among the things Cira works with, alongside the areas below.

Approaches listed

Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Cira among the ways she works.
Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Cira among the ways she works.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Cira among the ways she works.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Cira among the ways she works.
Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Cira among the ways she works.
Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Cira among the ways she works.
Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Cira among the ways she works.
Internal Family Systems: Listed by Cira among the ways she works.
Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Cira directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.

Narrative Therapy in this listing

Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.

If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Cira directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.

Online session options

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Many clients benefit from hearing their story told in new ways, which is the heart of Narrative Therapy. This approach helps people name the themes in their life story and try different narratives to change how they feel about problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and can help when worry, avoidance, or caregiving stress affect connection and well-being.

Cira pairs these approaches with a client-centered stance that follows the person's priorities. She works together with each client to choose methods that fit their goals and comfort level, adjusting as progress is made. Finding the right approach is a shared process rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for fuller conversation and emotion work, phone can be a simpler way to talk when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can be helpful for quick check-ins or when shorter exchanges fit better into a busy day. These options help people fit therapy into family schedules, work breaks, or travel without losing continuity of care.

Common questions about this listing

What concerns does Cira commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, parenting and family dynamics, ADHD-related challenges, and caregiver fatigue.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Cira uses a mix of narrative, attachment-based, client-centered, cognitive behavioral, and emotionally-focused approaches to match practical tools with deeper emotion work.

How much experience does she have?

She has 25 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of life and relationship concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - licensed in New York and practices from that state.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats does she offer?

She works with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does pricing work for therapy with her?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling based on therapist availability.

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