- Sleep and rest
- Mindfulness-based work
- Attachment-aware care
About Kumi
Kumi Pledger is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) practicing in Maryland. She brings ten years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on helping clients sleep better, manage stress, and reduce anxiety. She guides people through practical steps to feel calmer and enjoy daily life more.
Kumi uses everyday tools like mindfulness and guided imagery to help clients manage worry and insomnia. She integrates approaches such as attachment-informed work, client-centered listening, and cognitive strategies to address unhelpful thinking and behaviors. Sessions are framed around clients' goals and personal strengths.
Her style is warm and respectful. She aims to create a space where people can be heard and begin to let go of persistent fears. Treatment plans emphasize small, achievable changes rather than quick fixes.
Kumi also addresses trauma and complex emotional issues by combining emotion-focused work and skills-based methods like dialectical behavior techniques. This blend supports people who struggle with mood swings, relationship patterns, or intense emotional reactions.
She works with a wide range of concerns including parenting stress, grief, intimacy issues, addictions, bipolar mood challenges, and identity-related questions such as gender dysphoria. Kumi speaks English and Japanese and accepts international clients, making care accessible to people from diverse backgrounds.
How these approaches shape online work
Kumi uses attachment-informed work to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. That work helps people notice repeated relationship reactions and try new ways of relating. Client-centered therapy prioritizes the person's perspective and values, so sessions focus on listening, empathy, and goals chosen by the client. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with practical exercises and behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety and improve sleep.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. Kumi will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and try methods that fit their situation. Together they track what helps and adjust the plan over time rather than committing to one method from the start.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as options are listed during the matching process. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and reduce travel time, allowing for shorter check-ins or timed sessions that match work breaks. It can also support people who prefer meeting from familiar surroundings or who need flexible scheduling. Licensed professionals can adapt mindfulness exercises, guided imagery, and CBT tools to remote sessions so people can practice skills between meetings.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Maryland
Languages
English, Japanese
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
Kumi helps with stress, anxiety, sleep problems, depression, trauma and relationship issues. She also supports concerns like parenting stress, grief, addictions, and identity questions such as gender dysphoria.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is compassionate and client-centered, using listening and practical exercises. She combines mindfulness, guided imagery, and skills work to reduce worry and improve sleep.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has ten years of experience working with emotional and behavioral concerns and has developed approaches for anxiety, trauma, and sleep disruption over that time.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LCPC license in Maryland and practices there with a focus on helping clients manage sleep and stress-related concerns.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Japanese.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are accepted; confirm logistics and scheduling details when you begin the intake process.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.