Therapist profile
Dr. Kendra Stuke, LSCSW
Dr. Kendra Stuke, LSCSW - Family and parenting concerns
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- Attachment-based work
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Narrative and client-centered
About Kendra
Dr. Kendra Stuke is a Kansas-licensed social worker (LSCSW) with 26 years of clinical experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, parenting strains, and related issues. Sessions address everyday pressures as well as longer-term challenges.
She has spent much of her career helping children, youth, teens, and young adults facing trauma, abuse, ADHD, and anxiety. She also supports adults who need help navigating life changes, grief, intimacy questions, or problems that affect relationships at home. Her background includes work with adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues, blended family dynamics, and caregiver stress.
Her approach centers on connecting current difficulties to relational patterns and personal stories. She uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how relationships shape behavior and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Narrative and Client-Centered methods help people make sense of events and find their own solutions.
She has training that supports trauma-focused work and uses play-based methods when appropriate for younger clients. In practical terms this means sessions may include talking, problem-solving, and activities that help express hard feelings. Expect straightforward, calm sessions that focus on skills and next steps.
People often come for help with parenting stress, communication problems, codependency, anger, or feeling stuck after a breakup. Dr. Stuke asks about daily routines and priorities, then works with each person to build manageable plans for change.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past and current relationships shape feelings and behavior. It helps people understand why certain relationship patterns repeat and offers ways to try new responses.Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the person. It supports people who need space to make sense of their choices and to decide on practical next steps.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It is practical and problem-focused, often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, history, and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Confirm the session formats before booking since specific formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They can also help people attend when a quiet or less visual option is preferable. Licensed professionals adapt methods like CBT and attachment work to the online setting so sessions focus on practical skills, problem-solving, and clearer communication.
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
Kansas
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family and parenting concerns are addressed?
She helps with parenting stress, blended family issues, communication problems, adoption and foster care matters, and caregiver strain.
How would she work with anxiety or depression?
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Sessions include practical steps for coping and small experiments to test change.
What is her clinical background?
She has 26 years of professional experience and works with a range of concerns including trauma, ADHD, grief, and relationship issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she licensed?
She is a Kansas-licensed social worker with the credential LSCSW and practices in Kansas.
Can she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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