Garlena Rumsey - Mental Health Counselor | The Center for Internet & Technology Addiction

Accepting new clients

40 years experience

About Garlena Rumsey

My name is Garlena Rumsey, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Idaho. I am a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) in Oregon. I live in a border town in Idaho and Oregon is 4 miles away. I specialize in trauma with a certification of Clinical Counselor Trauma Professional 1 (CCTP-1). I work with a variety of diagnoses: PTSD, depression, anxiety, fears, abuse, substance abuse, and sexuality issues. Populations include adolescents, young adults, adults, the elderly, LGBTQ, sex offenders, and the developmentally challenged.
I have worked with adolescents in different settings, shelter care, foster care, and group homes. I utilize CBT, Art, Games, and Narratives depending on the individual. Everyone is unique and one type of therapy may not work for another individual. A relationship is important to working with adolescents. Trying to navigate through the world as it is now can be extremely difficult.
Couples counseling utilizing CBT, Art, Narratives, and homework creates knowledge and improves relationships. Honesty is important in working together for a better relationship. The mental health of each individual creates education and understanding. Setting boundaries with each other, learning to communicate, and utilizing active listening skills to be obtained.
I am a Christian and give all the glory to God for bringing me to this place in my life. I feel I am guided in my work and focus on treating everyone with respect and dignity. I am culturally diverse in my approach and will not turn anyone away from doing counseling with me unless I feel I cannot help in any way. I believe God brings people together and if we are brought together, it must be a God thing. I am accepting of religions different than mine and consider myself spiritual rather than religious.

Licenses

LPC

LPC-5171

Professional experience

Addictions
ADHD
Anger management
Bipolar disorder
Career difficulties
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
Coping with life changes
Depression
Eating disorders
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
LGBT
Parenting issues
Relationship issues
Self esteem
Sleeping disorders
Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Eating and food-related issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress
Postpartum depression
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Traumatic brain injury
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Visually impaired
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Clinical Approaches

Client-Centered Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Mindfulness Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Narrative Therapy
Solution-Focused Therapy
Somatic Therapy
Trauma-Focused Therapy

Languages

English

15 Reviews

“Garlena Rumsey is the best counselor and person. She listens and offers helpful suggestions.<br /> She's very smart and knowledgeable and works hard. I wish everybody loved their counselor as much as I do!”

“One of the best!”

“Garlena listened, and offered help with the issues I was facing. I appreciate her thoughtfulness.”

“Garlena is very insightful, compassionate, professional, and has helped me immensely. Everyone needs a Garlena in their life!”

“Gardena is an old soul who is a great listener. Her expertise and demeanor make each session beneficial, whether we dig deep or fly through it. She’s helped me considerably.”

“She’s been amazing getting me to explore and develop myself on things that are immediately affecting me and continue to affect me.”

“She is very kind and gives positive reassurance. She helps a lot with understanding myself and the people around me.”

“Best therapist I’ve had in years”

“I have only been using better help for a couple of months but with better help connecting me with Garlena has been the best. She is very good at listening and explaining anything. She has helped push me at a speed that I need to slowly start to heal.”

“Garlena is great to work with.”

“She's so easy to talk to & actually converse with”

“I connected with Garlena right away. She was very prompt on getting me scheduled when I first started. She cares deeply and never puts me down. She makes me see things and think of things in different ways. I’m very grateful for her expertise, insight and caring attitude.”

“I'm very shy and don't talk about personal issues. I also haven't been in any therapy for years. It was much easier than expected to talk, and open up about my personal life with Gardena.”

“I’ve seen Garlena one time. I felt extremely comfortable with her in the first 5 mins of talking with her. I feel like she knew exactly what was going on with me.”

“I am grateful for Garlena. She talks me through hard days and gives me things to try and I have Seen improvement in my stress levels.”

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