Kelly Gilmer, LPC
Compassionate counselor focused on everyday change
Details
| Name | Kelly Gilmer |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Texas |
| Licensed in | Texas |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 6 |
About Kelly
Kelly Gilmer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with six years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or family concerns. Kelly prioritizes respect, sensitivity, and a compassionate approach in sessions.
She adapts conversations and treatment plans to fit each person’s needs. Sessions are practical and straightforward. Kelly aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable rather than overwhelming.
Background and approach
Her work often addresses parenting challenges, family conflict, and intimacy-related concerns. She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, grief from separation or divorce, and complicated mood or attachment issues. Clients may bring a mix of concerns, such as communication problems, codependency, or body image struggles.
Kelly draws on several therapeutic approaches to guide her work, including Narrative Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). She blends mindfulness and skills-based methods when useful to help people notice patterns and try new ways of coping. The overall tone is collaborative and practical.
Throughout sessions she emphasizes listening first, then planning small steps that fit everyday life. Progress is paced to each person’s goals and comfort. To begin, people complete a short questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Kelly works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Kelly among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Kelly among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Kelly among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Kelly among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Kelly among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Kelly among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Kelly among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Kelly directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Kelly directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and practical methods work online
Kelly uses Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from the problems they live with. That approach focuses on the stories people tell about their lives and looks for alternative meanings that open up choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with clear steps people can practice between sessions to reduce anxiety and low mood.Finding the right approach is often part of therapy. Kelly works together with each person to decide which methods fit best. She asks about goals, habits, and what feels manageable, then adjusts techniques as progress is made.
For practical details about online work, confirm the specific session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around work, school, or caregiving by removing travel time. It also allows for shorter check-ins when a quick follow-up is helpful and can make it simpler to use mindfulness or skills practice in day-to-day settings. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises so they feel useful in everyday life.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Kelly commonly help with?
Kelly works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family challenges as well as parenting concerns. She also supports people facing trauma and intimacy-related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and gentle. She listens first, then tailors conversations and plans to each person’s needs.
What kind of professional background does she have?
She has six years of professional experience working with people on a range of emotional and relational concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
Kelly is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the country work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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