- Faith-informed approach
- Trauma and grief focus
- Practical steps
About Amy
Amy Kilgore is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia with 13 years of experience. She brings both long-term professional practice and personal perspective to her work. Her approach is rooted in faith for those who find that helpful, and she aims to offer calm, steady support during difficult times.
Amy focuses on common problems like stress, anxiety, grief, and coping with life changes. She also works with people facing trauma and abuse, addictions, eating and intimacy-related concerns, and issues tied to attachment and abandonment. Codependency and relationship struggles are included among the areas she addresses.
In sessions she uses practical methods drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-based approaches, client-centered care, and EMDR. Amy emphasizes helping people identify what matters to them and building small, doable steps toward those goals. Conversations are intended to be clear and goal-focused rather than jargon-filled.
She often frames symptoms as understandable reactions to past hurts and loss, and works to help clients process those experiences and find healthier patterns. Amy treats each person as the expert on their own life and partners with them to create a plan that fits their day-to-day reality.
If someone is considering therapy, she encourages starting with a short matching questionnaire and a scheduling step. That helps determine whether her style, background, and therapeutic tools align with the person’s needs and goals.
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Amy draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in ways that translate well to online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and trying practical experiments to change them; it is often useful for anxiety, mood, and habits. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters most and take small actions toward those values while learning to accept difficult feelings that arise.She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. That approach helps when intimacy, codependency, or fear of abandonment come up in therapy. These methods are presented in simple, step-by-step ways so clients can try them between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and help choose or blend methods that fit a person’s life. That decision is collaborative and may shift as progress is made.
Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten commute time, and allow for check-ins during breaks or evenings. They can also let people use video or phone in ways that match comfort and energy levels.
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Experience
13+ years
Credentials
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Amy help with?
Amy works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, and coping with life changes. She also addresses attachment issues, abandonment, codependency, and related challenges.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She uses clear conversation, goal setting, and practical exercises tailored to each person’s situation.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Amy has 13 years of professional experience working in mental health settings. She combines that background with personal perspective to inform her approach.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices in Virginia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
Amy is not currently working with international clients.
How do fees and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific rates depend on the match and scheduling details.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability. That process helps confirm fit before sessions begin.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.