Kelly Gulat, LPC

Kelly Gulat is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia with 11 years of clinical experience. She approaches therapy as a collaborative process and aims to help people find clearer direction and more satisfying ways of living. Kelly emphasizes respect for each person’s identity and the many life areas that affect well-being.

She focuses on common struggles like stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, and challenges around self-esteem and relationships. She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, sleep problems, career shifts, and compassion fatigue. Kelly pays attention to how identity, culture, and personal values shape each person’s concerns.

In sessions she creates an open, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through feelings and decisions. Kelly draws on approaches such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, DBT skills, existential reflection, and mindfulness practices to match the work to what the person needs. Therapy is practical and conversational, with tools people can try between sessions.

Her style is steady and respectful, aiming to help people build clearer goals and better day-to-day coping. She encourages small steps and tracks progress together. Kelly welcomes questions about the process and supports people taking that first step toward change.

Clients who want a thoughtful, values-aware counselor may find her approach useful when navigating life transitions, relational strain, or the lasting effects of trauma.

How Kelly’s Approaches Shape Online Work

Kelly often draws on client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) when helping people online. Client-centered work emphasizes listening and supporting each person’s values so they can make their own decisions and set goals. CBT focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing out new behaviors to reduce anxiety or depression. DBT provides concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication, which can help when stress or relationship strain feels overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kelly will talk with each person at the start to learn about their needs and goals and then collaborate on which methods to try. That may mean mixing gentle reflection with skills practice or shifting focus as progress is made.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know how sessions are scheduled. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand. Many people find it simpler to keep regular sessions this way and to practice new skills between meetings. Licensed professionals will work with clients to shape a plan that fits their life and goals.