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Kendra Young

Compassionate counselor focused on practical growth

LPC Alabama

Experience
12 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Family, Anger
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Languages
English
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About Kendra

Kendra Young is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, mood disorders, relationship difficulties, and life transitions.

Background and approach

With 12 years of clinical experience, she works with concerns that range from depression, bipolar disorder, and addictions to trauma, grief, parenting challenges, career stress, and intimacy-related issues. She also addresses a broad set of related topics including attachment and abandonment, blended family dynamics, body image, communication and control issues, domestic violence, and codependency.

Her style is warm and interactive, built on respect, empathy, and a practical orientation toward change. Kendra draws from evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based techniques, and she also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies to tailor care to each person’s situation.

She creates individualized plans that reflect a client's strengths, values, and goals while helping develop concrete skills for coping and growth. Based in Alabama, Kendra offers support for people seeking counseling and coaching-minded guidance.

She emphasizes partnership in therapy, encouraging clients to step into new patterns and make sustainable changes at a pace that fits their life.

Evidence-Informed Approaches Offered Online

Kendra commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in her online work. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to distress, helping with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and many everyday challenges. DBT blends skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness to support people coping with intense emotions, relationship conflict, and impulse-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kendra partners with clients to explore goals, preferences, and what techniques feel most useful, adapting methods over time so the work aligns with each person’s needs and pace.

Online therapy with Kendra is delivered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, continue work through life changes, and use short or longer formats as progress requires, while allowing therapists to focus on actionable skills and problem-solving in the moment.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Kendra works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family problems, career stress, and sleep difficulties.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Her style is welcoming and interactive, blending Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with DBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques to create practical, skills-based plans.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working as a counselor and life coach with clients facing a broad spectrum of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with license details AL LPC LPC03518 and practices out of Alabama.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
She provides multiple online session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs.
How are sessions priced?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsAnger managementSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

Alabama

Languages

English