LPC
Kelly Gulat, LPC
- Experience11 years
- LocationVirginia
- Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
- Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Kelly
Kelly Gulat is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia with 11 years of clinical experience. She centers her work on the whole person, attending to the many life areas that shape wellbeing rather than isolating symptoms.
Background and approach
Her background includes supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, and ADHD among other concerns, as well as topics like identity, relationships, and life transitions. Her approach blends practical, skills-based methods with an emphasis on personal meaning and present-centered awareness.
She draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to address unhelpful thinking patterns, dialectical skills to strengthen emotion regulation, and client-centered and existential perspectives to honor each person’s values and choices. Sessions are collaborative, aiming to build clearer communication, healthier boundaries, and greater self-understanding.
Kelly emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore difficult material and set realistic goals. She encourages pacing the work according to each person’s needs and recognizes that beginning therapy is a significant step.
Her practice supports people seeking to recover balance, cope with life changes, and develop practical tools for wellbeing.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support
Kelly integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) alongside client-centered principles to guide online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavioral patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related difficulties. DBT emphasizes practical emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills to help manage intense emotions and improve relationships. Client-centered work creates space for exploration of values and identity and helps clients feel heard as they set their own goals.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process; Kelly partners with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors interventions over time, balancing skills training with conversations about meaning and life direction so clients have both practical tools and a sense of personal fit.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to access care from home or work. These options support continuity of care and allow clients to work on emotion regulation, behavioral experiments, communication skills, and goal-setting in ways that suit their daily routines.
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Experience
11+ years
Licensed
Virginia
Languages
English
What Kelly can help with
Kelly Gulat works with clients on stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression.
How Kelly approaches therapy
Kelly's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.
Experience and training
Kelly is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Virginia.