About Terry
Terry "TJ" Rumler helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and addiction. He also supports those dealing with trauma, grief, parenting strain, self-esteem, career questions, and big life changes. TJ uses straightforward talk and practical tools so people can make steady progress.
TJ is a licensed independent social worker with clinical practice privilege - LISW-CP. He has nine years of experience and practices in South Carolina. He draws on lived experience as a military combat veteran and years spent as a full-time social worker at a community non-profit.
How Terry works
In sessions he follows a motivational, client-centered style and combines several practical methods. He helps people set goals, spot patterns in their thinking, and build small habits that lead to change. Conversations aim to be direct, respectful, and focused on the next useful step.
TJ works in English and Spanish and offers different ways to connect, including phone, video, live chat, and text-based messaging. He focuses on helping individuals who are coping with co-morbid concerns like substance use and mood disorders, or difficulties such as codependency, communication problems, guilt, and workplace stress.
He encourages honest conversation about what someone needs from therapy and about how therapy will fit with their schedule. The first steps are simple: pick the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time based on his availability.
Terry lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Terry works with
The areas below are the ones Terry selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Depression
Also listed
- Addictions
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LISW-CP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Carolina |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches you can use in online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. The therapist follows the client's lead and helps them find their own solutions, which works well for stress, self-esteem, and life transition issues.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood. The therapist helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practices changes that reduce anxiety, depression, and problematic habits.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness. It can help with anger management, compassion fatigue, and ongoing worry.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit the person's needs, and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful. That collaborative process helps clarify which techniques make the most difference.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth conversations, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat and text let people check in between sessions or use shorter, focused exchanges. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, parenting, and daily life.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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