Dr. Kemberly Rainney, LPC

Dr. Kemberly Rainney is an Army veteran and licensed counselor based in Virginia with 26 years of clinical experience. She combines a long history of work in mental health and substance abuse with a focus on helping individuals, couples, and families navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship challenges, trauma, and life transitions. As a clinician she draws on client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and solution-focused therapy to tailor treatment to each person’s needs.

Her academic path began while serving in the Army in Germany, where she earned an associate degree from the University of Maryland. After an honorable discharge she completed a bachelor’s degree in Sociology with honors at Virginia State University, then earned a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling from the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University with a concentration in Addictions. She later completed a PhD in Advanced Studies in Human Behavior, awarded in 2018. Her formal credentials include a PhD, licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC - a credential indicating professional counseling licensure), and certification as a Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner (LSATP - a credential for substance use disorder treatment practice).

Dr. Rainney works with a broad range of concerns including depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, anger, self-esteem, parenting and blended family issues, codependency, divorce and separation, drug and alcohol addiction, post-traumatic stress and veteran issues, and women's concerns. She offers individual counseling as well as couples and group formats and emphasizes collaboration - building rapport first, then selecting the approaches most likely to produce positive outcomes. Outside of her professional life she is a wife and the mother of two adult sons.