Kumi Pledger , MD, LCPC

Kumi Pledger brings a compassionate, strengths-based approach to therapy, guiding clients toward better sleep, reduced worry, and a fuller experience of life. She integrates guided imagery, mindfulness, trauma work using Internal Family Systems (IFS), and related modalities to help people address anxiety, unwanted behaviors, and insomnia while fostering personal growth and insight. Using both personal perspective and professional experience, she aims to provide a respectful space where clients feel heard and are supported as they move through change.

Her work emphasizes empowerment and clearer self-understanding so people can pursue their goals and reconnect with the joys life offers. She meets with children, adolescents, couples, LGBTQ clients, families, and adults for a range of concerns, including relationship challenges, support for new and expectant mothers, eating disorders, adjustment difficulties, trauma, grief, and loss. Kumi holds MD, which denotes a Doctor of Medicine, and LCPC, a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential, reflecting her combined medical and counseling qualifications.

Therapeutic Approaches and Flexible Online Care

Kumi Pledger draws on evidence-informed approaches to tailor work for each client. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and patterns and teaching practical skills to manage anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns formed early in life and helps clients improve trust, intimacy, and emotional regulation in close relationships. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration so the client’s own goals and values guide the pace and direction of change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kumi works collaboratively with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences and may blend techniques from different models to suit each person’s situation. This shared decision-making helps identify the strategies that feel most useful and sustainable.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility - video calls, phone appointments, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to access licensed professionals from home or while traveling. These options support consistent care around work, family, and other commitments, while preserving the therapeutic focus and pacing a client needs.