Cira Kelley, LCSW
New York · 25 years in practice
Cira Kelley is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with 25 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions.
License and registration
- LCSW, New York
- 096756 · expires November 2026
- NPI
- 1023308830 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Cira
Cira Kelley is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with 25 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. She focuses on clear, practical work that helps people feel steadier and more able to handle daily pressures.
She often helps people untangle family and parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, and problems tied to self-esteem or identity. She also supports those coping with trauma, ADHD challenges, anger, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
Her aim is to meet people where they are and build useful skills together. Cira blends emotion-focused and attachment-based ideas with client-centered listening and cognitive-behavioral tools. Sessions typically include calm, focused conversation, noticing patterns in feelings and behavior, and trying new ways of responding in small steps.
Mindfulness and narrative techniques are added when they fit the person’s goals. Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She explains options, checks in about what is helpful, and adjusts the plan as needed.
People can expect a mix of support, skill practice, and reflection rather than quick fixes. Over the years she has worked with adults facing adoption and foster care questions, family-of-origin wounds, boundary and communication struggles, and transitions like separation or caregiving stress. Cira aims to help people build steadier relationships with themselves and others.
She sees clients by remote formats and guides each person through a simple process to get started. Sessions focus on practical changes that fit the demands of everyday life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Cira lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Cira names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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Online support
Emotion and Attachment Work Online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at feelings and how they shape relationships and choices. It helps people name and sit with strong emotions, and then try new ways of responding when old patterns feel stuck. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds affect current relationships and security, helping people recognize needs and build steadier connections in day-to-day life.Cira combines these approaches with client-centered listening, so finding the right mix is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. That collaborative process guides which tools are used and how sessions proceed.
Online sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and nonverbal cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging works well for quick check-ins, coaching-style support, or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel and let people choose the format that suits their day-to-day life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
Cira helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, parenting and family concerns, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She uses emotion-focused listening, practical skills, and gentle reflection to help people try new ways of responding.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of personal and family-related issues.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker in New York, and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do costs look like?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.
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