Works with
How Kristen works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania, Texas, Connecticut
- Years in practice
- 21
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kristen
Dr. Kristen Rumley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 21 years of experience. She is a USAF veteran who spent eight years on active duty.
Her practice centers on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and anger. She also supports people working on self-esteem, motivation, and confidence. She has long experience with first responder issues and disaster response and has worked with military populations and military families for many years.
Background and approach
Her work often focuses on relationship patterns, boundaries, and attachment concerns. She aims to build a calm space where people can talk honestly about what’s happening in their lives. Her style is direct and warm.
She emphasizes a strong working relationship as the main engine of change. Sessions look at thoughts, feelings, and everyday actions to find workable steps forward. She encourages clients to discover strengths they already have and use those strengths to make change.
Dr. Rumley uses several approaches to match the person in front of her. She draws on attachment-based ideas to understand relationship patterns.
She uses client-centered listening to follow the client’s priorities. She also brings mindfulness and motivational techniques to help with stress and motivation. She offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the format desired.
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and cost varies by location and therapist availability. To begin, a prospective client completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules based on the therapist’s availability.
What Kristen works with
Everything Kristen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Kristen's practice.
- 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 Kristen lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative 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.
How her approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections. In online sessions this means talking through fears around closeness and learning new ways to set boundaries and connect. Client-Centered Therapy centers the client's goals and pace, with the therapist following what matters most to the person in front of her; this makes it easy to shape sessions around immediate concerns like stress or anger.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each client about what feels most useful and will adapt methods as goals change. That collaborative process helps people try different strategies and keep what works for them.
Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls let the therapist and client read facial expression and tone during deeper conversations. Phone sessions can fit a short break or require less bandwidth. Live chat or text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching ideas between sessions, or for people who prefer typed communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work on anger, stress, relationships, and coping skills across different situations.
Questions people ask about Kristen
What concerns does this therapist address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, anger, addiction, relationship and family issues, parenting concerns, career questions, and compassion fatigue among other topics.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is direct and warm, focusing on a strong working relationship. She listens closely and helps clients find practical steps they can try between sessions.
What is her background and experience?
She has 21 years of clinical experience and served eight years on active duty in the U.S. Air Force. She has lengthy experience with first responder issues and disaster response.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and practices in Texas with licenses noted as TX LCSW and PA LCSW.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the client.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to get started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.