Kelly Gulat, LPC

Based in Virginia 11 years in practice Online sessions

Compassionate counselor who values practical change

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How Kelly works

Practical facts

Credentials: LPC
Licensed in: Virginia
Years in practice: 11
Languages: English
Session format: Online, through our partner platform

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 everyday stress and longer-standing concerns like anxiety, depression, anger, and trauma. Her approach treats each person as a whole, looking at how work, relationships, health, and identity connect to emotional well-being.

Kelly listens without judgment and helps people name what matters most to them. She emphasizes practical steps and clear goals so clients can try things between sessions and notice what changes.

Background and approach

Sessions are conversational and grounded in real life, not jargon. In therapy she draws on client-centered work to follow the person’s lead and build on strengths. She also uses cognitive behavioral strategies to spot patterns of thinking that increase distress.

Mindfulness and dialectical skills are used to improve emotional regulation and reduce reactivity. People come to her for a wide range of concerns including grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, sleep problems, career transitions, ADHD, chronic illness, compassion fatigue, and identity questions related to LGBT concerns.

She also addresses attachment and abandonment wounds, communication and control issues, and challenges that arise during separation or divorce. Kelly encourages small, steady steps and collaborates on a plan that fits each person’s life. She invites those who are ready to explore change to begin with a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

What Kelly works with

Everything Kelly lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Kelly's practice.

Approaches Kelly lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on following the person's lead and helping them discover their own answers. In online sessions this means conversations that start with what matters most to the client and build from there to practical goals and actions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Online CBT often uses short exercises during calls and homework between sessions to practice new thinking and behavior patterns that reduce anxiety, anger, and depressive symptoms.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. Through phone or video sessions a therapist can teach grounding, distress tolerance, and communication skills that people can apply in daily life.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to match methods to the client's needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online formats provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be useful for short check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing encouragement and brief updates. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to try different ways of connecting to find what works.

Questions people ask about Kelly

What concerns does Kelly help people with?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma and grief, plus issues like sleep problems, parenting strain, career transitions, ADHD, and identity questions including LGBT concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is warm and down-to-earth. She listens first, works from the client’s goals, and uses straightforward tools people can use between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has 11 years of clinical experience as a counselor and over two decades working in the mental health field.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and practices in Virginia.

Which languages are offered?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does cost work?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to therapist availability.