Kristen Bumgarner Verified Provider

Kristen Bumgarner of Concord, North Carolina is a licensed clinical mental health counselor with LifeStance Health She works with children (starting at age 4), teens, adults and older adults using evidence-based approaches to address anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma and women’s mental health concerns. Kristen tailors treatment to each person’s unique needs, creating a collaborative space where open communication and personalized care help clients build lasting change.

Women’s Mental Health and Perinatal Support

Kristen specializes in supporting women through postpartum depression and anxiety, reproductive challenges, infertility and midlife transitions. With training in CBT, DBT, and ACT, she brings evidence-based tools to address the complex emotional and psychological needs that arise during these life stages.

Sessions integrate mindfulness practices, skill-building and person-centered care to help you process difficult emotions, manage anxiety or low mood and develop coping strategies that fit your life. Treatment focuses on both immediate symptom relief and deeper patterns, empowering you to navigate transitions with confidence and self-compassion.

Family-Centered Care and Neurodiversity Support

Kristen offers individual, couples and family therapy with experience supporting children and teens on the autism spectrum, including those in ABA therapy settings. She addresses childhood behavior concerns, family conflict, parenting skills and ADHD with a strengths-based, neurodiverse-affirming lens that honors each person’s unique strengths and challenges.

Getting Started with Therapy in Concord

Kristen sees clients in person at her Concord office and via secure telehealth across North Carolina. She accepts multiple insurance plans including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and Tricare, with additional carriers available.