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May Pope, NCPS

Credentials: NCPS
Experience: 3 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Depression ADHD

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May Pope is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who aims to help people untangle difficult feelings and stressful situations. She uses evidence-based techniques alongside a person-centred stance to create a calm space for talking through anxiety, depression, trauma and family strain. May holds the NCPS credential and draws on three years of professional experience.

May focuses on immediate concerns like panic, stress and low mood, and on longer-running patterns such as attachment difficulties and communication problems.

Background and approach

She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, caregiver stress, guilt and shame, sexuality questions and women’s issues. ADHD is listed among her specialities and she works with neurodivergent clients. Her approach is grounded in forming a reliable therapeutic relationship.

Sessions centre on the person’s experience, with practical tools introduced where they fit. Cognitive-behavioural ideas may be used alongside person-centred listening to help manage thoughts and feelings in daily life. May is completing further postgraduate study with a Masters focus on autism spectrum differences in women and family estrangement, which informs her current practice.

She has undertaken additional continuing professional development in trauma and complex post-traumatic stress. People meet with her for a range of timeframes - short-term work, longer-term work, weekly or fortnightly sessions, and occasional monthly check-ins to support endings. The aim is to adapt pacing and focus to what each person needs in the moment.

Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions help

May commonly blends person-centred counselling with cognitive-behavioural ideas. Person-centred counselling focuses on listening, empathy and helping people make sense of their own experience; it is useful when someone needs a trusting space to talk and to feel understood. Cognitive-behavioural techniques look at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offer practical exercises to reduce anxiety, manage low mood or address unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then recommend techniques that fit the client’s needs. This is a collaborative process and plans can change as progress is made or new priorities emerge.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual connection matters, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit easily into a lunch break or a short window between commitments. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer typing or want brief check-ins during the day. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care, fit appointments around work or caregiving, and choose the format that feels most comfortable.

What concerns does May commonly help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, family-related problems and ADHD, plus related issues such as attachment difficulties, caregiver stress and communication problems.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

May uses a person-centred way of working, listening closely and prioritising the therapeutic relationship, while bringing in evidence-based techniques such as cognitive-behavioural ideas when helpful.

What is her experience background?

She has three years of counselling experience and has completed continuing professional development in trauma and complex post-traumatic stress.

What credentials and location information are provided?

May holds the NCPS credential and practises from the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international arrangements are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and practical needs.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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Experience: 3 years
Registered with: NCPS
Languages: English

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May Pope, NCPS

Background and approach

Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions help

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety