Dr. Kristen Rumley

Dr. Kristen Rumley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 21 years of experience. She served eight years on active duty in the U.S. Air Force and brings that background into her work with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and depression. Kristen emphasizes a straightforward, human approach and aims to build a respectful, nonjudgmental connection with each person she sees.

She focuses on practical change. Sessions often look at motivation, self-esteem, boundaries, and how past attachment patterns affect current relationships. Kristen believes people already have strengths inside them and that therapy helps uncover and use those strengths to change thoughts, behaviors, and self-view.

Her background includes long experience with first responder issues and disaster response, alongside broader concerns such as addiction, intimacy-related problems, eating and sleeping issues, parenting stress, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses detailed areas like abandonment, codependency, infidelity, and communication problems.

Kristen draws on approaches such as attachment-based, client-centered, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative therapy. In practice this means she listens closely, helps clients tell and reframe their stories, and encourages mindful, doable steps toward goals. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes.

She prefers video sessions but is open to phone calls when that feels better for a client. There are no live chat counseling options offered. To begin, clients follow the Start Therapy flow and schedule based on availability.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape current relationships. In online sessions she helps clients notice patterns in close relationships and practice different ways of connecting and setting boundaries. Client-Centered Therapy centers the client's perspective, with the therapist reflecting and supporting what matters most to the person. This approach helps people clarify goals and make choices that feel right for them.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences, and together they will try approaches that fit. Progress is paced to the individual's comfort and goals rather than a preset timeline.

She generally prefers video sessions and is open to phone calls when that is more comfortable for a client. There are no live chat counseling options. Because formats can affect how sessions feel, confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so appointments match other daily demands.