Martha Kilgore, LPC

Martha Kilgore is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience who helps people facing depression, grief, relationship strain, and addiction. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away. She meets clients where they are and supports them as they make changes that matter to daily life.

Her approach centers on clear goals and learning skills that reduce distress. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to build healthier habits. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and commit to meaningful action.

Martha values the client as the expert on their own life. Sessions are conversational and work-oriented. She listens carefully, reflects what she hears, and offers straightforward strategies to try between meetings.

Over her career she has worked with people dealing with family conflict, caregiving stress, and loss after bereavement. She also supports those coping with trauma, codependency, abandonment concerns, and chronic health challenges like cancer. Martha helps clients sort priorities and plan manageable next steps.

Clients can expect a calm, focused style that mixes skill practice with personal reflection. She provides tools for improved communication, emotion regulation, and problem solving. The aim is steady, realistic progress toward a more resilient everyday life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life practice. Online CBT sessions often include brief exercises, thought records, and behavior experiments that clients can try between meetings to reduce symptoms like low mood or anxiety.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take value-driven actions even when feelings are difficult. In teletherapy this can mean short values exercises, mindfulness practices, and planning manageable steps toward meaningful goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review your concerns, goals, and preferences and suggest which methods to emphasize. Clients and the therapist adjust the plan as progress is made so the work stays practical and relevant.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make scheduling more flexible. Video is useful when face-to-face interaction helps build momentum. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text let people check in between sessions or use shorter, focused communications. These options help make therapy accessible around busy lives and different routines.