Dr. Kendra Stuke, LSCSW
Compassionate, experienced social worker
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- 26 years experience
- Kansas licensed LSCSW
- Practical step-based help
About Kendra
Dr. Kendra Stuke is a Kansas-licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of experience. She works with adults and young people through stressful life moments and longer transitions. Her practice focuses on practical support and steady guidance rather than quick fixes.
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and issues with self-esteem and motivation. She also supports those dealing with trauma, abuse, ADHD, and parenting strain. Her work includes concerns around relationships, grief, intimacy, and identity for LGBT clients.
Dr. Stuke uses straightforward, people-centered methods. Sessions often emphasize the client's strengths and real-life steps that can be tried between meetings. She treats children, youth, teens, and young adults with approaches that match their developmental needs, and she also works with adults facing midlife and other life changes.
Her background includes experience with play-based methods for younger clients and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral approaches for trauma-related concerns. She values hearing each person’s story and building a plan together that feels manageable. The aim is to help people process hard experiences and make practical changes.
Longstanding practice informs her work style: steady, patient, and focused on what a person wants to change. People who prefer clear steps, compassionate listening, and attention to developmental context may find this approach helpful.
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and issues with self-esteem and motivation. She also supports those dealing with trauma, abuse, ADHD, and parenting strain. Her work includes concerns around relationships, grief, intimacy, and identity for LGBT clients.
Dr. Stuke uses straightforward, people-centered methods. Sessions often emphasize the client's strengths and real-life steps that can be tried between meetings. She treats children, youth, teens, and young adults with approaches that match their developmental needs, and she also works with adults facing midlife and other life changes.
Her background includes experience with play-based methods for younger clients and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral approaches for trauma-related concerns. She values hearing each person’s story and building a plan together that feels manageable. The aim is to help people process hard experiences and make practical changes.
Longstanding practice informs her work style: steady, patient, and focused on what a person wants to change. People who prefer clear steps, compassionate listening, and attention to developmental context may find this approach helpful.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
26+ years
Credentials
Kansas
Languages
English
How her approaches shape online therapy
Dr. Stuke draws on Attachment-Based and Client-Centered therapy along with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide online work. Attachment-Based work looks at patterns in relationships and how they affect current feelings and behavior, which can help with intimacy and trust concerns. Client-Centered therapy centers on listening and following the client's lead, helping people feel heard while they decide what changes to try. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and trying small experiments to change them.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to the client's goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions can mix styles so the plan fits what a person wants to accomplish rather than sticking to one label.
Please confirm which session formats are offered before booking, as formats are determined by the therapist's practice. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and support steady follow-through on strategies between meetings. Different ways of meeting can also help when someone prefers shorter check-ins, fewer visual demands, or needs a session that fits into a work break.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem concerns, along with trauma, ADHD, and parenting-related strain.
What is her therapy style like?
The approach is client-centered and practical, focusing on strengths and small, doable changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 26 years of professional experience in clinical social work and related settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LSCSW licensed in Kansas and practices from that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.