May Pope
Calm, practical counselling for everyday challenges
About May
May Pope is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and family-related difficulties. May also supports those navigating ADHD and related neurodivergent concerns.
Her credential is NCPS, which she uses in her clinical role. May practices person-centred counselling and draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques as needed. Sessions are conversational and focused on what matters most right now.
Background and approach
She aims to build a working relationship that can be reflected in everyday life and family interactions. People come to May with a range of issues, including attachment concerns, caregiver stress, communication problems, guilt and shame, and sexuality or women’s issues. She also has experience with trauma, abuse, and complex trauma responses.
May notes experience with psychosis, addiction and mood disorders, though she does not work with eating disorders or with children. Her style is compassionate and straightforward. Sessions can be weekly, fortnightly or move to monthly check-ins when appropriate.
May offers both short-term and longer-term work, tailoring the pace to each person’s needs. To begin, clients use an online matching process and arrange sessions by scheduling according to availability. May supports people seeking a calm, paced approach to sorting through difficult feelings and rebuilding trust in themselves and others.
What May works with
Sessions & fees
Approaches and online therapy that fit your life
May works in a person-centred way that places the person’s experience at the heart of each session. This approach focuses on listening, understanding and reflecting so people feel heard and can explore what matters to them. It is useful for emotional struggles, relationship stress and building self-understanding.She also uses evidence-based techniques when they suit the goal of therapy. These practical methods aim to break distressing patterns and teach skills for managing anxiety, low mood and trauma responses. They are applied in simple steps so people can try new ways of coping between sessions.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. May will talk through options with each person and adapt methods to match their needs, aims and preferences. Together they set goals, review progress and choose techniques that feel right over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility and a range of ways to connect. Video calls let people see body language and have fuller conversations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier on days when being on camera feels difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for short check-ins, checklists or ongoing support between sessions. These options help fit therapy around work, caregiving and other commitments.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
