Kimara Runcie

Kimara Runcie is a licensed clinician with 12 years of experience who aims to help people take practical steps toward a more fulfilling life. She holds a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) credential and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensed in New York, and practices from Maryland. She focuses on creating a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about what matters most to them.

Her approach is conversational and goal-oriented. Sessions focus on what the client wants to change and which small steps can move them there. She uses techniques drawn from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral strategies to address stress, anxiety, and anger. Therapy also addresses relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, and parenting strain.

Clients may also explore emotion-focused exercises and solution-minded planning to resolve communication and control issues. She supports people coping with life transitions, career shifts, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas she often addresses include attachment and abandonment wounds, adoption and foster care concerns, and challenges related to autism spectrum traits.

Kimara emphasizes collaboration. She helps people set clear, manageable goals and checks in regularly on progress. Practical tools, short homework ideas, and an emphasis on strengths are part of how she works.

Her practice recognizes the toll of caregiving, chronic illness, and sudden loss, and she aims to help people build coping skills. To start, clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

How Kimara’s Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy puts the client's experience first. It focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping people describe what matters. This approach is useful for rebuilding trust in oneself and working through relationship or attachment worries.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and develop more effective coping habits, which can help with anxiety, anger, and depression.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people recognize and name feelings and improve how they connect with others. It can be useful for resolving intimacy-related issues and communication problems.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. Early sessions often focus on what feels most urgent and what small changes would matter most to the client.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm which formats the therapist currently offers before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into busy days, such as shorter check-ins during a lunch hour or avoiding travel time. It can also let a person use video or phone options depending on what helps them engage best.