Kimara Runcie, MD, LCPC, LMHC

New York · 12 years in practice

Kimara Runcie is a mental health professional with 12 years of clinical experience.

License and registration

LMHC, New York: 009861 · expires December 2027
LCPC, Maryland: LC15039 · expires January 2028
NPI: 1669946570 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 12
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Kimara

Kimara Runcie is a mental health professional with 12 years of clinical experience. She holds an MD and is licensed as an LCPC and LMHC. Kimara focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship struggles.

Her approach creates space for honest conversation. She aims to make clients feel heard without judgment and to help them name what is most difficult. Kimara helps people take small, practical steps toward feeling steadier or making changes they want.

Background and approach

She blends approaches to match each person's needs, drawing on Emotionally-Focused Therapy, client-centered work, and cognitive behavioral techniques. That mix can help when emotions feel intense, when patterns in relationships repeat, or when thinking habits make things harder. Kimara also addresses parenting concerns, intimacy-related issues, ADHD, compassion fatigue, career stress, and a wide range of life transitions.

She supports people coping with abandonment, attachment concerns, adoption and foster care issues, and the effects of illness or caregiving stress. Sessions use video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. She practices from Maryland and provides services in English, working with a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Kimara lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Depression
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Blended family issues
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
HIV / AIDS
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Immigration issues
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Traumatic brain injury
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Kimara names

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Online support

Approach and access in online sessions

Kimara uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and shift difficult emotional patterns in relationships and personal life. EFT focuses on understanding core emotions and how they shape interactions, which can be useful for intimacy concerns and persistent relational patterns.

She also uses client-centered therapy, which centers the person's experience and priorities, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Client-centered work creates a supportive space, while CBT offers concrete tools for anxiety, mood, and stress management.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to clarify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. Adjustments are common as goals evolve, and clients are invited to give feedback so sessions stay useful.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is good for richer interaction and nonverbal cues, phone can fit a break at work or lower bandwidth, and messaging or chat can be used for quick check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options help people keep therapy consistent around work, family, and other commitments.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of issues does Kimara help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, ADHD, bipolar, and career or life changes.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is open and nonjudgmental, focused on listening and helping people name feelings. She combines emotionally-focused work with client-centered listening and practical cognitive-behavioral tools.

What is her professional background?

She has 12 years of professional experience and brings clinical work with a variety of emotional and relational concerns to sessions.

What credentials and location should I know about?

She holds an MD and is licensed as an LCPC and a New York LMHC, and she practices from Maryland.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I work with her from outside the country?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What formats are available for sessions?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging depending on the client preference.

How does cost and starting therapy work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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