Dr. Kemberly Rainney, LPC

Dr. Kemberly Rainney is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 26 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and families navigate stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship challenges, trauma, and life transitions. She combines decades of clinical work with practical insight drawn from military service and long-term commitment to supporting people through change and recovery. Having begun her education while serving in the Army in Germany, she earned an associate degree from the University of Maryland, then completed a bachelor of arts in Sociology with honors at Virginia State University before earning a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling with a concentration in Addictions from the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University.

As an LPC, she brings person-centered attention to each client - listening for strengths, setting collaborative goals, and tailoring therapeutic strategies to individual needs. Her practice includes individual counseling, couples counseling, and group work, and she draws on approaches such as Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Solution-Focused Therapy to address issues including depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, parenting and blended-family concerns, codependency, substance use, anger, self-esteem, and veteran-related challenges.

Known for a guiding, supportive style, she works with clients to build rapport and then chooses interventions based on what will best support progress toward meaningful outcomes. Outside of practice, she is a wife and a mother of two adult sons, and she centers empathy and real-world problem solving in her clinical work.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Sessions

Dr. Rainney uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a supportive space where the client leads the pace and focus of work; this approach emphasizes empathy, respect, and building on a person’s existing strengths, which can be helpful for relationship concerns, self-esteem, and life transitions.

She also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and adjust unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, stress management, and coping skills training because it focuses on practical tools and measurable change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Dr. Rainney works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors sessions over time and adapts strategies as progress unfolds.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for clients with busy schedules, limited travel options, or varying comfort with remote care. These formats allow licensed professionals to deliver consistent, goal-focused treatment while making it easier to maintain continuity of care and access support when it is needed most.