Kimara Runcie, MD, LCPC, LMHC

Kimara Runcie is a Maryland-based therapist with 12 years of clinical experience. She holds an MD and the credentials LCPC and LMHC, and she aims to make the first step toward help feel manageable. She focuses on creating an open, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about painful thoughts and feelings. Many who reach out want practical ways to feel steadier and more in control. In sessions she uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to address stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She also draws on Emotionally-Focused and Solution-Focused techniques when those strategies fit a person's needs. The work often combines looking at thought patterns with concrete steps for change. Kimara often helps people cope with relationship and intimacy challenges, parenting stress, caregiving strain, and the emotional impact of adoption or loss. She also supports those managing ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, or dissociation by breaking problems into manageable pieces. Sessions include time for listening, practical tools, and planning next steps. Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She values clear goals and small experiments clients can try between meetings. That approach helps people measure progress and adjust the plan as needed. Because she offers a range of session formats, Kimara helps people find what fits their schedule and communication style. The focus is on helping clients build skills, reduce distress, and make changes that matter in day-to-day life.

How Kimara’s Approaches Translate to Online Care

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and gives practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with anxiety, depression, stress, and mood swings by teaching new skills and testing them in everyday life.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and building a supportive relationship so clients can find their own solutions. This approach is useful when people need a space to process grief, relationship strain, or life transitions while feeling heard.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Kimara will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and situation. That may mean using CBT tools in one phase and Emotionally-Focused or Solution-Focused techniques at another, based on what helps most.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video allows face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone needs a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief coaching, quick coping strategies, or ongoing support between scheduled meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other routines.