Tunisia Lumpford , LICSW, LISW-CP

Tunisia Lumpford is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and a Licensed Independent Social Worker-Clinical Practice (LISW-CP) based in North Carolina. She draws on six years in online clinical work and a longer social work background to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. Her approach centers on listening and helping clients tell their story so they can move toward balance.

She offers straightforward support for everyday problems like relationship strain, parenting stress, workplace pressure, and grief. Tunisia also works with people facing trauma, addictions, bipolar mood challenges, and ADHD-related difficulties. Women's issues and concerns about self-love, life purpose, and money are named areas she focuses on.

In sessions she uses Client-Centered methods to follow each person's pace and priorities. She pairs that with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thinking patterns that get in the way. Solution-Focused Therapy helps set short-term goals and practical steps to try between sessions.

Her style is warm and direct. She listens first, then helps clients build small, concrete changes. That can mean learning coping tools, practicing new ways to talk to others, or breaking big problems into manageable steps.

Tunisia aims to help clients regain balance and feel more in control of daily life. She guides people through challenges with steady attention and practical planning. The result is work that feels realistic and tied to real-life routines.

How her approaches work in online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. The therapist reflects what she hears and helps clients set the pace, which is useful when someone needs time to sort through feelings or decisions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. In short online sessions this can translate to identifying unhelpful thinking, testing new responses, and practicing simple behavioral changes between meetings.

Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, achievable steps. Sessions often identify one or two practical goals to try right away, so clients can notice quick shifts and build momentum.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tunisia will collaborate with clients to choose which methods to use based on their goals, needs, and preferences. That process may change as progress is made, and she adjusts plans to fit what’s working.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick updates, writing through thoughts, or when someone prefers typed communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily life and keep momentum between sessions.