- Strengths based
- Values focused
- Practical skills
About Martha
Martha Kilgore, LPC, helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by grief, relationship strain, or the stress of everyday life. She works with adults who want clearer direction, steadier mood, or healthier ways to handle conflict. Martha emphasizes practical steps and steady support during change.
She treats depression, anxiety, addictions, and compassion fatigue with a focus on strengths. Martha helps clients who face family and communication problems, abandonment concerns, and the ripple effects of illness or caregiving. She also addresses career stress, trauma and abuse, and issues tied to adoption and blended families.
Her style centers on listening first and then building skills together. Martha uses approaches that include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy so people can learn new responses and build values-driven habits. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy when those methods suit a person’s goals.
With 25 years as a licensed professional counselor in Alabama, she brings long-term experience to a variety of concerns. Martha believes clients are the experts on their lives and works to make therapy a collaborative process. She aims to help people make small, doable changes that add up to real relief.
To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability. Session fees vary by location and availability and are paid through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How her approaches translate to online work
Martha uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice what matters and take small steps toward those values, even when emotions feel overwhelming. ACT can be useful for grief, depression, and life transitions because it focuses on living a meaningful life rather than only reducing symptoms.She also relies on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice different behaviors. CBT is practical and skill oriented, and it often helps with anxiety, mood concerns, and coping after trauma.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Martha treats therapy as a collaborative effort and will discuss which methods fit a person’s needs and goals. Together the therapist and client decide what to try first and adjust as work progresses.
If you prefer online sessions, please confirm current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT tools to virtual conversations, use exercises during the session, and assign simple between-session tasks to support steady progress.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Martha address?
She works with grief, depression, relationship and family conflicts, addictions, trauma and compassion fatigue among other issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She listens first and collaborates with clients to build practical skills, blending acceptance, cognitive, and emotionally focused methods.
How much experience does this therapist have?
She has 25 years of professional work experience as a licensed counselor in Alabama.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing in Alabama.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions priced and billed?
Cost varies with location and availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with this therapist?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.