Dr. Kristen Rumley, LCSW
Experienced LCSW focused on relationships and resilience
Details
| Name | Dr. Kristen Rumley |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Texas |
| Licensed in | Pennsylvania, Texas, Connecticut |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 21 |
About Kristen
Dr. Kristen Rumley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 21 years of experience. She draws on a long clinical background to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and depression.
She focuses on practical steps people can take to feel more grounded and confident in daily life. She has extensive work supporting people affected by emergency response and disaster situations, and substantial experience with first responder concerns. Her practice also includes help for those facing relationship struggles, attachment questions, and issues around boundaries and commitment.
Background and approach
She combines straightforward listening with tools clients can try between sessions. In sessions she aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared. She values an honest, authentic connection and views the relationship as central to progress.
She encourages clients to build on their existing strengths to reshape self-concept and behavior. Her approach blends narrative methods with attachment-focused thinking and client-centered care. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are part of her toolbox when a practical strategy will help someone move forward.
She prefers video sessions but also offers phone calls, live chat, and text-based messaging for ongoing work. Dr. Rumley holds licenses as an LCSW in Texas and Pennsylvania.
Sessions are offered in English and are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and appointments are scheduled based on therapist availability.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem among the things Kristen works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Kristen among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Kristen among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Kristen among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Kristen among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Kristen among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Kristen directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Kristen directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and attachment work in online therapy
Dr. Rumley blends narrative therapy with attachment-focused and client-centered methods to help people make sense of life events and relationships. Narrative therapy helps people separate themselves from difficult stories they carry so they can reframe experiences and try new behaviors. Attachment-focused work looks at how early patterns affect current connections and can guide changes in boundaries and closeness. Client-centered care means the conversation centers on the person's goals and pace rather than a fixed agenda.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about concerns, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. Along the way she checks in and adjusts the work based on what helps most, so people stay involved in shaping their path forward.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video is often used for full sessions when visual cues help the conversation. Phone calls can fit a shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Text and chat allow for ongoing reflections between sessions and quick check-ins when a brief touchpoint helps maintain momentum.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does this therapist address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, low self-esteem, addictions, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, and a range of related topics such as anger, sleep and eating difficulties.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is open and authentic, combining listening with practical exercises. She uses narrative work, attachment ideas, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to support change.
What background and experience does she bring?
She has 21 years of clinical experience and many years working with first responder and disaster-response issues. That background informs how she helps people cope after high-stress events.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with licenses in Texas and Pennsylvania and provides services while based in Texas.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
She prefers video sessions and also offers phone calls, live chat, and text-based messaging as part of ongoing care.
How are sessions billed and what do they cost?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; specific cost varies with location and therapist scheduling.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Contacting this therapist
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