- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Velma
Velma Gettelman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 20 years of experience helping adults navigate parenting challenges and everyday stress. She offers practical, respectful care designed for people who feel overwhelmed by family strain, anxiety, depression, or changes in life circumstances. Her work is warm and interactive.
Sessions focus on clear goals and simple steps that parents can try between meetings. She listens without judgment and tailors conversations to each person's needs.
Background and approach
Velma draws on several approaches to shape each plan. She often uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the individual. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and build different habits.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy supports repairing connection in close relationships. Over two decades she has supported people facing trauma, low self-esteem, anger, bipolar challenges, and relationship conflict. Her practice also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, communication problems, divorce and separation, and issues that arise at work or during major life transitions.
Velma emphasizes collaboration. She helps set realistic goals and suggests skills that fit daily life. Parents learn ways to respond to stress, improve communication, and reduce conflict at home.
Sessions are offered in English and are provided by a Texas LPC. People choose from video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for their schedule and needs.
What Velma works with
Everything Velma lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Velma helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Velma lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online parenting and relationship work
Velma uses client-centered therapy to follow each person's priorities and build an approach that feels natural. This method focuses on listening, understanding what matters most, and helping clients set their own goals. It can be useful for parents who need a safe space to sort through decisions and feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is another common tool she uses. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors in everyday life. It often suits worries, low mood, and stress related to parenting or relationship patterns.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy, EFT, can help people repair connection and communicate more clearly with close others. EFT focuses on emotions and how they shape interactions, which can be helpful when relationship strain or attachment concerns are present.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each client to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is helping.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy family life. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quick check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect between sessions. These options allow flexibility so parents can choose formats that match their schedule and comfort.
Questions people ask about Velma
What concerns does Velma address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse. Other focuses include self-esteem, anger, bipolar issues, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, non-judgmental, and interactive. She focuses on clear goals and practical steps that clients can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of counseling experience working in a range of settings with adults and individuals facing relationship and family concerns.
What credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds the LPC credential and is licensed as a Texas LPC practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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