About Kelly
Kelly Gulat is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia with 11 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and trauma. Kelly takes a down-to-earth approach and aims to make the first step feel manageable for someone who is worried or unsure about therapy.
Kelly believes people are shaped by many parts of life, so she looks at practical areas that affect day-to-day wellbeing.
Background and approach
She helps clients talk through relationships, communication problems, self-esteem, and career concerns. Issues such as parenting strain, sleep trouble, anger, and compassion fatigue are also within her scope. Her work draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s goals and pace.
She also uses cognitive behavioral strategies to help change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Mindfulness and dialectical skills are included when they fit a client’s needs. Kelly aims to build an open atmosphere where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment.
She encourages small, doable steps toward clearer goals. Sessions focus on what feels most relevant to the person in front of her. People who come to Kelly often want support during life changes, help managing anxiety, or guidance after loss or trauma.
She speaks English and provides services from Virginia. Getting started is explained simply so someone can take the next step without extra stress.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the person sets the pace and goals; it helps when someone wants to feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) involves identifying patterns of thinking and behavior and trying practical experiments to change them; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving communication when emotions feel overwhelming.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kelly collaborates with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts the tools over time, combining listening with concrete skills and small action steps so the plan fits daily life.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video can recreate a face-to-face rhythm, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging lets someone check in or do shorter skill practice between meetings. These options make it easier to schedule appointments around work, caregiving, or travel while still focusing on the goals discussed in therapy.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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