May Meyer, LCSW

Pennsylvania · 15 years in practice

May Meyer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Pennsylvania who combines practical strategies with empathetic listening.

License and registration

LCSW, Pennsylvania: CW019622 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1295441905 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 15
Languages: English

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About May

May Meyer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Pennsylvania who combines practical strategies with empathetic listening. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, and life transitions. She also supports people facing trauma, grief, intimacy issues, eating or sleeping struggles, mood and attention concerns, and questions about identity and self-worth.

May structures sessions around each person’s history and goals. She blends client-centered work with evidence-informed tools such as cognitive behavioral techniques and EMDR to reduce distress and build day-to-day coping skills.

Background and approach

Sessions are collaborative and paced to match what each person can handle. She pays attention to how family background, career pressures, and financial stress shape current struggles. She also helps people dealing with abandonment, communication problems, caregiver stress, and isolation.

Practical skills include emotion regulation, problem-solving, and strategies to improve sleep and daily routines. May helps people who face mood disorders, ADHD, bipolar concerns, or disruptive mood patterns by focusing on small, achievable changes. She uses mindfulness practices to increase self-awareness and motivational interviewing to support decision making and behavior change.

Her approach emphasizes steady progress rather than quick fixes. She invites clients to build a plan that fits their life and revises it as needs change. May aims to make therapy understandable and usable for busy people and worried parents who want clearer next steps.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything May lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Parenting issues
Depression
Coping with life changes
LGBT
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
ADHD
Abandonment
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Caregiver issues and stress
Communication problems
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Young adult issues

Approaches May names

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Online support

Approaches that guide online sessions

May often blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and EMDR. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and shaping sessions around each person's goals, which helps people feel heard and involved in their care. CBT looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and manage daily routines. EMDR involves processing past upsetting memories in a way that can reduce their intensity and the reactions they trigger; it is often used when trauma or disturbing memories are part of the problem.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try out techniques, and adjust the plan based on what is helpful. That collaborative process aims to find methods that match the person’s needs, pace, and preferences rather than using a single method for everyone.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a quick break. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, processing between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, and busy schedules.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, trauma and grief, eating and sleeping issues, mood and attention conditions, and other life changes.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is collaborative and practical. She uses client-centered conversations alongside techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and EMDR when appropriate.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 15 years of professional experience as a social worker providing mental health support.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Pennsylvania and practices with that credential.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to meet.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and other factors; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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