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Amy Kilgore, LPC

  • Experience13 years
  • LocationVirginia
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Addictions, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Amy

Amy Kilgore is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia with 13 years of clinical experience. She brings a values-informed perspective rooted in personal faith and a commitment to supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma, addictions, and grief.

Background and approach

Her background includes work with a wide range of concerns such as relationship and intimacy issues, eating and body-image struggles, parenting and family challenges, mood and personality-related difficulties, and compassion fatigue.

Her approach blends evidence-based methods to meet each person where they are, drawing from therapies that emphasize internal parts, mindful acceptance, attachment dynamics, client-centered collaboration, and cognitive restructuring.

Amy frames therapy as a partnership that honors each person as the expert in their own life while offering clinical skills to process painful memories, reduce distress, and develop healthier patterns. She works with adults in Virginia and provides care in English, offering flexible session formats to fit different schedules and preferences.

Integrating proven approaches for online healing



Amy uses Internal Family Systems to help people explore the different parts of themselves - for example protective parts that show up as anxiety or anger, and vulnerable parts carrying pain. This work can be helpful for trauma, internal conflict, and patterns that interfere with relationships. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which emphasizes noticing thoughts and feelings with openness while identifying personal values and taking committed action toward them; ACT is often useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Attachment-based therapy is another influence, focusing on how early and current relational patterns affect coping and intimacy, and it can be useful for improving communication and emotional safety in relationships.

Deciding on an approach is a collaborative process. Amy will work with each client to identify what fits best given their history, goals, and preferences, and she adapts methods over time as needs change. This collaborative planning helps ensure therapy stays practical and relevant.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and choose a format that feels most comfortable for processing sensitive material with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Amy commonly address?
Amy works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and family issues, eating and intimacy-related concerns, anger, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes among other areas listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She practices in a collaborative, client-centered way that integrates approaches such as Internal Family Systems, ACT, attachment-based work, and CBT to tailor treatment to each person's needs and goals.
What is her clinical experience?
She has 13 years of professional experience and a history of working with a broad range of mental health concerns and life challenges.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
Amy holds the LPC credential with license number VA LPC 0701009527 and practices in Virginia.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for working together?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Prospective clients should select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseGrief

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 shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic 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