Therapist profile
Kendra Young, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and parenting focused
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- DBT
- Mindfulness
About Kendra
Kendra Young is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Alabama with 12 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship strain, addiction, grief, bipolar concerns, and related issues such as attachment and blended family matters.
She takes a direct, interactive approach in sessions. Conversations focus on current problems and practical steps to address them. She uses clear strategies from evidence-based methods and encourages honest, focused work rather than long abstractions.
In practice she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and mindfulness techniques alongside motivational interviewing and solution-focused work. That means clients can expect skill-building for mood and anxiety, coaching for behavioral changes, and short-term goal work when appropriate.
Kendra has experience supporting people who have lived through trauma, domestic violence, and substance use concerns. She also helps with family-related strains like adoption and foster care, abandonment, communication problems, and parenting stress.
Sessions aim to identify few concrete goals, try small experiments between meetings, and track what changes. The emphasis is on clearer thinking, steadier emotions, and practical steps at home and work. To begin, prospective clients follow the site process to match and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How Kendra uses therapy approaches online
She commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and everyday stress by breaking problems into small, solvable parts.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills and mindfulness practices to help with emotion regulation and staying present when feelings feel overwhelming. DBT-style skills are often practical in moments of high distress and for managing strong reactions at home.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has helped before. Together they pick techniques to try and adjust the plan if something is not working.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it possible to fit therapy around parenting, work, or other commitments, and can reduce travel time. They also allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and let people use mindfulness and behavioral strategies in the places they live and work without needing to rearrange a day.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Alabama
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she help with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, relationship problems, addiction, trauma, grief, bipolar issues, and related family concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is interactive and practical, focusing on skills, short-term goals, and clear steps you can try between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 12 years of experience as a counselor and life coach.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Alabama and practices from that state.
Can I meet with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button on the site, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.