Martha Kilgore, LPC

Alabama · 25 years in practice

Martha Kilgore is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and family conflict.

License and registration

LPC, Alabama: LPC02005 · expires July 2026
NPI: 1093870446 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 25
Languages: English

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About Martha

Martha Kilgore is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and family conflict. She approaches each person with respect and listens for the strengths they already bring. Martha aims to make beginning therapy feel manageable and grounded.

Martha works in a straightforward way that helps people name what matters to them. She pays attention to values, choices, and how everyday patterns affect mood and relationships.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on practical steps as well as reflections about meaning and purpose. Her background includes long clinical experience across common concerns such as depression, addictions, and caregiving stress. She also has experience supporting people through loss, illness, and transitions related to adoption or blended families.

Martha draws on a mix of approaches to meet what a person needs in the moment. In sessions she uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to address thoughts and behaviors. She also brings elements of acceptance and commitment therapy to help people clarify values and take actionable steps.

Client-centered principles guide the pace of work so people feel heard and respected. Martha is licensed in Alabama as an LPC and works with adults on issues like self-esteem, communication problems, and trauma recovery. She believes small changes build momentum and supports people as they try new ways of coping.

Beginning therapy often starts with a short conversation about goals and practical steps. Martha aims to create a steady process that balances emotional exploration with skills people can use between sessions.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Martha lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Family conflicts
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
Addictions
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Career difficulties
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
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
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Martha names

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Online support

Approaches in Online Therapy and What They Do

Existential therapy helps people face big questions about meaning, choice, and identity. It can be useful when life changes, loss, or uncertainty leave someone feeling stuck or adrift. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed actions even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present; it often helps with depression, anxiety, and chronic stress. Client-centered therapy centers the person in the room and relies on empathetic listening and reflective feedback to help someone explore goals and make decisions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Martha will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs, and then shape sessions to fit. That collaborative process may blend elements from different approaches so the plan matches what the client wants to accomplish.

Online therapy makes it easier to fit counseling into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when seeing facial cues matters. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good choice for brief check-ins. Live chat or text-based messaging offer flexible, written check-ins that can work around work or caregiving schedules. These options let people access a licensed professional from wherever they are, making regular progress more practical.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

Martha helps people with family conflict, grief, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, career stress, and compassion fatigue.

What is her general therapeutic style?

She uses a collaborative, respectful approach that emphasizes values, choice, and practical steps. Sessions combine reflection about meaning with skills to manage mood and behavior.

How much experience does she have?

She has 25 years of professional work experience in counseling and related services.

What credential and location should I know about?

Martha holds the LPC credential and is licensed in Alabama.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

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

How are costs handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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