Kamay Gaboda, LCMHC, LPC

Kamay Gaboda is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in North Carolina. She brings about 20 years of experience working with substance use and addiction concerns alongside anxiety, stress, and depression. Kamay uses straightforward, practical care to help people who are feeling stuck or overwhelmed by substance use or emotional pain.

Her work draws on several approaches depending on what a person needs. She commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also integrates acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take steps that matter to them. Dialectical behavior strategies are used when strong emotions make everyday life feel unmanageable.

Kamay's background includes individual, couples, and group therapy in both residential and outpatient settings. She has experience in community mental health and private addiction and substance abuse treatment facilities. This range of settings informs a practical style focused on real-world change and problem solving.

Sessions focus on building a strong working relationship and teaching skills people can use between meetings. Kamay pays attention to co-occurring issues that often come with addiction, such as depression, anxiety, panic, and trauma-related symptoms. She aims to help people reduce harmful patterns and move toward clearer goals.

People considering therapy are encouraged to review their options and complete the initial matching steps to begin. Kamay works in English and practices under her LCMHC and LPC credentials in North Carolina.

How therapy approaches translate into online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take small, meaningful steps toward those values even when difficult feelings show up. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going and teaches practical strategies to change them. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improve interpersonal skills for people who feel overwhelmed by strong emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past, then suggest methods to try together. This is a collaborative process and plans can be adjusted as progress is made.

Session formats were not detailed in the profile, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time, and use shorter check-ins when a full session isn't possible. It also lets people practice skills in daily life and then bring observations back into sessions for focused discussion and planning.