Kumi Pledger, MD, LCPC

Kumi Pledger, MD, LCPC (MD - medical doctor; LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) combines clinical training with experiential modalities to help people sleep better, worry less, and enjoy life more. She integrates guided imagery, mindfulness, and trauma work using Internal Family Systems (IFS) alongside other related techniques to address anxiety, unwanted behaviors, insomnia, and patterns that interfere with well-being.

Drawing on both personal insight and professional experience, she creates a space where clients can be heard and supported as they reduce fear, build coping skills, and pursue meaningful change. Kumi emphasizes empowerment, assisting people to set and reach goals while deepening their understanding of themselves and the world around them so they can access more joy and functioning in daily life.

Her therapeutic stance is compassionate and respectful, honoring each client’s unique strengths and resources as they move toward growth. She works with children, adolescents, couples, LGBTQ clients, families, and adults on concerns such as relationship challenges, support for new and expectant mothers, eating disorders, adjustment difficulties, trauma, grief, and loss.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Kumi Pledger draws from Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to address emotional and relational difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns of connection and security in relationships to help people improve trust, intimacy, and responses to abandonment or attachment issues. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on meeting each person with empathy and respect, helping clients access their own strengths and choices in a nonjudgmental way. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to teach practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and unhelpful coping strategies.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kumi works with each client to identify priorities, match methods to needs and preferences, and adjust the plan over time so therapy stays relevant and effective. Licensed professionals and therapists may draw on multiple approaches to tailor care.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and receive support from home or while traveling, while preserving the therapeutic focus and momentum of in-person work.