About Martha
Martha Kilgore welcomes people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or worn down by life’s demands. She writes plainly and listens closely so clients can make clear, realistic changes. Martha is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience in clinical settings in Alabama.
Martha helps people manage grief and loss and the heavy weight of depression. She supports those facing addiction, compassion fatigue, and stress from caregiving. Relationship strains, communication problems, and blended family issues are also part of her work.
How Martha works
Her approach centers on practical, down-to-earth strategies. She uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify what matters to them and take small, doable steps toward those values. Cognitive behavioral methods help identify unhelpful thinking and build new habits.
Martha also draws on client-centered and emotion-focused ways of working. She aims to create a calm environment where people can name painful feelings and try new ways of relating. Dialectical skills are used when intense emotions make it hard to cope in the moment.
Over a long career she has worked with issues that often overlap, like abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, aging and caregiver stress, and certain personality and mood challenges. Sessions focus on immediate concerns and on building tools that hold up day to day.
People who want clear steps, steady support, and a practical focus on values and relationships may find her approach helpful. She practices in Alabama and offers sessions in English.
Martha lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What Martha works with
The areas below are the ones Martha selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Alabama |
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Online support options
How Martha’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people get clear about what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. Online ACT sessions focus on noticing thoughts without getting stuck and building habits that match personal goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change them. In remote sessions clients learn exercises they can practice between appointments to reduce depressive thinking and manage stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and name difficult emotions and improve how they connect with others. When relationship or family concerns come up, EFT techniques help people express needs and respond differently. Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Martha will talk with each person about goals, try methods that suit their situation, and adjust as progress is made. The plan evolves based on what works best for the individual. Online work offers flexibility for different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or use written communication when that feels most comfortable. These options make it easier to fit support into a busy life, keep momentum between meetings, and practice skills in everyday settings.Start online instead of waiting
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