Dr. Kristen Rumley, LCSW

Dr. Kristen Rumley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 21 years of experience. She brings practical, down-to-earth care to people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. She prefers video sessions but is open to phone when that feels better for the client.

Her background includes long-term work with military populations, first responders, and disaster response. That experience shaped her focus on coping, motivation, and steadying routines after big disruptions. She also works with relationship and attachment concerns, helping people understand how early patterns affect current close connections.

In sessions she creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through hard feelings. She emphasizes honesty and a straightforward therapeutic relationship. Her goal is to help people notice strengths they already have and build on them.

Dr. Rumley uses practical, conversational methods to set goals and track progress. She weaves attachment-based ideas into client-centered conversations and brings mindfulness practices when helpful. Motivational interviewing and narrative approaches are part of how she helps people clarify values and chart next steps.

Many clients come for help with parenting strain, career stress, addiction concerns, intimacy issues, or the fallout from divorce and separation. She also supports people dealing with guilt, shame, abandonment worries, and blended family challenges. The work is collaborative and paced to each person nd their life.

Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds influence current relationships. Online sessions can help people notice relational patterns and practice new ways of connecting. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's perspective and pace. In remote conversation this approach supports clear listening, empathy, and choosing topics that matter most in a person's life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort with online work. That may mean combining attachment ideas, client-centered listening, mindfulness skills, or narrative exercises as therapy progresses.

Confirm the current session options before booking, since formats are set by the therapist. She prefers video sessions and is open to phone when that is more comfortable. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use mindfulness practices and narrative exercises from their everyday setting, so skills generalize into daily routines.