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Online therapist

Kimara Runcie

Wise, practical support for parenting and family challenges

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Credentials
MD, LCPC, LMHC
Experience
12 years
Licensed in
New York, Maryland
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Kimara

Kimara Runcie is a licensed clinician with 12 years of professional experience. She holds MD, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) credentials and practices from Maryland. She focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and parenting challenges.

Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at making small changes that add up over time. She creates a space where clients can speak frankly about difficult feelings.

Background and approach

She avoids judgment and listens for what matters most to each person. Sessions are organized around clear goals and steps that clients can use between meetings. Kimara draws on several therapy methods to match the situation in the room.

She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thoughts and reactions. She also employs trauma-focused work to address past events that keep causing trouble today. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is part of her toolkit for working through relationship and intimacy issues, helping people understand and shift interaction patterns.

Solution-focused strategies are used when clients want targeted, short-term problem solving and practical tools. The work is collaborative. Kimara helps clients set realistic goals, track progress, and adjust the plan as life changes.

She offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Kimara commonly blends cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma-focused therapy in online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical exercises to change reactions and behavior; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on processing past events that still cause pain and on building skills for coping with triggers and flashbacks.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist discusses goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they decide which methods to emphasize and adjust the plan as progress and life changes occur.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make regular work easier to fit into busy lives. These formats let clients join from home, keep continuity when schedules shift, and use shorter check-ins or longer sessions as needed. The therapist helps clients pick the format that matches their goals and daily routine.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes, among other areas.
What is her approach in sessions?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She combines client-centered listening with goal-focused techniques so clients leave with concrete steps to try between sessions.
How long has she practiced?
She has 12 years of professional experience working with people across a range of concerns and life stages.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds MD, LCPC, and LMHC credentials with licence details MD LCPC LC15039 and NY LMHC 009861, and she practices from Maryland.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
12 years
Licensed
New York, Maryland
Languages
English

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