About Hazel
Hazel Rumph is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 16 years of practice in New York. She entered social work because she believes people can change when they have the right support. Hazel brings a direct yet warm manner to sessions and focuses on practical steps that fit daily life.
She helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and major life changes. She also works with those dealing with anger, panic, and the aftermath of sexual assault and abuse.
Background and approach
Parents and caregivers may find her approach useful when family roles and stressors affect wellbeing. Hazel listens closely, asks straightforward questions, and offers clear perspective. She aims to understand what is driving a person’s struggles rather than only treating symptoms.
Sessions are collaborative - the person and Hazel choose tools together that are realistic to use at home and at work. Her background includes long-term work with individuals and household systems across a range of concerns. Over 16 years she has focused on trauma, mood disorders, communication problems, and the many stresses that come with parenting, caregiving, and separation.
People who prefer a practical, honest therapist often connect well with Hazel. She emphasizes progress that can be seen in day-to-day life and tailors strategies to each person’s situation. Hazel practices in New York and conducts sessions in English.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Hazel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on real-life skills and healing from trauma. One common approach she draws on emphasizes practical skills for managing anxiety and panic, teaching step-by-step ways to reduce intense symptoms and regain calm in everyday situations. Another approach centers on trauma-informed care, which helps people process past harm at a pace that feels manageable and reduce its impact on current relationships and mood.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Hazel works with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level. She adjusts strategies over time, combining techniques so they are useful in the client’s real world rather than staying only inside sessions.
Online work includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a camera isn’t preferred. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or times when typing feels more comfortable. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and keep treatment consistent across life changes.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English