- Trauma aware
- Child and teen focus
- Strengths based
About Kendra
Dr. Kendra Stuke is a Kansas-licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting concerns. Kendra works with children, youth, teens, and young adults as well as adults moving through life transitions. She uses clear, practical guidance and a compassionate approach to make therapy feel manageable.
She often supports people dealing with trauma, abuse, ADHD, and relationship strain. Her work includes helping clients rebuild self-esteem, manage anger, and cope with grief or compassion fatigue. Kendra also assists with family-related topics like blended-family issues, adoption and foster care, and caregiver stress.
Her approach centers on the client’s story and strengths. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools help identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Mindfulness and narrative methods are used to increase present-moment awareness and to make sense of life events.
Kendra uses developmentally appropriate techniques when working with younger clients, including play-based interventions to help kids express difficult emotions. With adults she focuses on practical steps for coping with change and rebuilding confidence. Sessions are steady and goal-oriented, with attention to emotional safety and realistic progress.
People who want a therapist who listens, names patterns, and helps create small, doable changes may find her style helpful. She encourages collaboration and supports people as they try new ways of handling stress and relationships.
Therapeutic approaches and how they translate to online work
Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships affect feelings and behavior. It helps people understand patterns in close relationships and build safer ways of connecting over time. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying thoughts that lead to painful feelings and testing small behavioral changes to shift those patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Mindfulness Therapy teaches paying attention to the present moment with curiosity and gentleness, which can reduce reactivity and help with coping skills.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they try methods that fit the person’s needs and adjust as progress is made. The aim is practical work that feels doable between sessions.
Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not detailed in the profile. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They can also help maintain continuity of care during life transitions. Licensed professionals typically guide how tools and exercises translate to a remote setting so work done in sessions can be practiced in daily life.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and compassion fatigue.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens for strengths, names patterns, and helps people try small, doable changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 26 years of professional experience working in Kansas clinical settings with children, youth, teens, young adults, and adults.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as KS LSCSW and practices in Kansas.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the profile.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.