About Velma
Velma Gettelman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 20 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, relationship strain, anger, or major life changes. She also supports those coping with trauma, low self-esteem, parenting stress, ADHD, and issues around attachment and abandonment.
Her style is warm and nonjudgmental. Sessions are conversational and interactive. She aims to meet each person where they are and tailor conversations to immediate concerns and goals.
How Velma works
Velma uses a mix of approaches to match the needs of the person in front of her. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and change difficult behaviors. Emotionally-Focused techniques support people who want clearer emotional connection in close relationships.
Client-Centered methods keep the focus on the person's experience and priorities. Over two decades she has worked in a variety of settings and with many different life issues. That experience informs practical ways to handle stress, improve communication, and rebuild trust after hurt.
She often helps people find a clearer sense of purpose and stronger self-worth. Velma encourages a collaborative process. Together with each person she sets realistic goals, checks progress, and adjusts the plan as needed.
She supports small changes that add up to lasting improvements.
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What Velma works with
The areas below are the ones Velma selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person's own experience and priorities, offering a supportive space to talk through stress, self-esteem, and life purpose. This approach helps people feel heard and guides sessions by their concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying practical behavior changes, which works well over video or phone when homework and brief skill practice are part of the plan. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name emotions and improve communication in close relationships, useful when couples or partners choose session formats that fit their schedules.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Plans are reviewed regularly and adjusted based on what is helping and what is not.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make counseling more flexible. Video is good for in-depth conversations and working through emotions, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between meetings.
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