Tori Mays

Tori Mays is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana with seven years of experience. She focuses on anxiety and career-related concerns and helps people dealing with stress, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. Sessions are aimed at practical steps to reduce overwhelm and regain direction. Mays often sees people who feel weighed down by anxiety, fear, shame, guilt, self-doubt, or insecurity. She uses a mix of techniques that suit the person and their goals rather than one fixed method. That flexibility helps when someone is figuring out what to try first. Her background includes work with individuals facing substance misuse, depression, anxiety, assault, spirituality questions, attention concerns, career confusion or changes, and other life transitions. Those experiences shape how she reads common patterns and tailors conversations in session. In a typical meeting she listens to what matters most right now, helps name the next small step, and then practices ways to manage emotions and choices. Conversations may include planning for job shifts, coping with panic or social anxiety, addressing caregiver stress, or working through shame and forgiveness. People who want a collaborative, down-to-earth approach will find sessions focused on what is happening now and what can change next. Life purpose is part of the work for clients who are wondering what comes after a change. To start, the process asks for clear priorities, honest discussion, and repeated small efforts toward the goals discussed.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online sessions

Evidence-based techniques often used to address anxiety and life changes include cognitive-behavioral approaches and skills-based coping strategies. Cognitive-behavioral approaches look at unhelpful thoughts and beliefs, teach ways to test those thoughts, and build alternative thinking and behavior patterns to reduce worry and avoidance. Skills-based coping strategies focus on breathing, grounding, and step-by-step plans to manage panic, stress, and overwhelming emotions.

Another common approach is problem-focused counseling that helps people clarify priorities and make practical plans for work or life transitions. That method breaks big questions into smaller steps and supports decision-making about careers, caregiving, or changes in relationships.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify what fits goals and preferences, then adjust techniques as progress and needs become clearer.

Session formats are not specified in the provided biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy week, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also make it possible to continue work during job changes or while managing caregiving demands, helping therapy align with everyday life rather than replace it.