Amy Kilgore, LPC

Amy Kilgore is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia with thirteen years of clinical experience. She centers her work on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, trauma, addictions, grief, and relationship concerns. Amy brings a calm, faith-informed perspective and aims to meet people where they are without judgment.

She uses straightforward, goal-focused methods in sessions. Amy draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and choose values-driven actions. She also incorporates Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches to strengthen relational understanding and personal agency.

In practice Amy helps people sort through painful memories and current struggles, from grief and trauma to eating and intimacy-related issues. She works with concerns such as codependency, body image, dissociation, and parenting stress. Sessions emphasize practical steps, skill building, and clearer communication so daily life feels more manageable.

Amy describes therapy as a collaborative process. She listens first, then offers tools tailored to each person’s goals. People can expect sessions that balance emotional processing with concrete strategies for coping, behavior change, and improved relationships.

Her approach is informed by faith but applied in a way that respects each person’s own beliefs. Amy provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

Online approaches that meet you where you are

Amy commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them with practical behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change harmful habits. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice internal experiences, clarify values, and take committed actions even when uncomfortable feelings remain.

She also uses Attachment-Based ideas to explore how early relationship patterns affect current connections. That approach can help people improve communication, understand triggers in relationships, and work toward more secure ways of relating. Amy approaches choice of method collaboratively and will help clients find the best fit for their needs and goals rather than prescribing one path up front.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can work well for brief check-ins or when someone prefers written reflection. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or school commitments while keeping consistent momentum toward goals.