Amy Kilgore

Healing through practical, compassionate therapy

LPC Virginia

Experience: 13 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Amy

Amy Kilgore is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia with 13 years of clinical experience. She brings a trauma-informed perspective to her work and centers empathy and respect in each therapeutic relationship.

Background and approach

Drawing on a broad practice history, she commonly helps people navigate stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and parenting challenges, anger, bipolar mood issues, and other life transitions. Her approach blends evidence-based strategies with a collaborative, client-centered stance.

Amy integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) along with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based techniques, EMDR, and motivational elements when appropriate, tailoring interventions to the needs presented. She emphasizes that clients are experts in their own stories and aims to create a steady, hopeful space for exploration and change.

Based in Virginia, Amy offers multiple session formats to fit different schedules and preferences, and she works with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns including adoption and foster care issues, attachment difficulties, codependency, body image and eating-related problems, dissociation, and coping with loss or abandonment.

How targeted approaches translate to online therapy

CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce distress and build coping skills; it is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and mood regulation challenges. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values, accept difficult internal experiences, and commit to meaningful action, which can be useful for chronic stress, avoidance patterns, and motivation issues. Attachment-Based Therapy examines patterns of relating formed in early connections and works to improve emotional safety and communication in relationships, often benefiting those facing attachment wounds or relational difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy itself, and the therapist collaborates with each client to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Initial sessions typically explore the presenting concerns and personal strengths so interventions can be blended or adjusted over time rather than fixed from the start.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy lives and to continue work between appointments. These formats support regular access to a licensed professional and allow therapeutic techniques such as CBT skill practice, ACT exercises, or attachment-focused conversations to be carried out in ways that match a client's comfort and schedule.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Amy commonly address?

She works with a broad set of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating and parenting challenges, anger, bipolar symptoms, and coping with life changes.

What is Amy's therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and client-centered, blending empathy with practical skills. She integrates cognitive behavioral techniques and other evidence-informed methods to help clients identify and change unhelpful patterns.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Amy brings 13 years of professional experience working with diverse mental health concerns and has focused training in trauma-informed interventions.

What credentials and location are listed for Amy?

She is an LPC with license VA LPC 0701009527 and practices in Virginia.

Are sessions available in languages other than English or for international clients?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available with this therapist?

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are required to begin working together?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuse Grief

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBody imageCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame Impulsivity Isolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Motivational InterviewingSomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

13+ years

Licensed

Virginia

Languages

English