- Stress and anxiety
- Family of origin
- Career issues
About Kendra
Kendra Paulsen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with seven years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, career challenges, depression, and life transitions. Kendra also focuses on compassion fatigue and concerns tied to family of origin issues.
Kendra centers sessions on clear, practical conversation. She listens to how current problems link to past family roles and expectations. Then she helps people notice patterns and try different responses in day-to-day life. Sessions are direct and focused on manageable steps.
Her work draws on approaches that include client-centered listening, narrative techniques that look at the stories people tell themselves, and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity. She also uses EMDR methods and Jungian ideas when they fit a persons goals. Treatment plans are adjusted based on what the client finds helpful.
Kendra pays attention to feelings like guilt, shame, and the pressure to control outcomes. She helps people untangle codependency and regain a clearer sense of priorities. Conversations often cover pacing work stress, handling panic symptoms, and finding direction after major life changes.
Sessions aim to be practical and steady. Kendra guides people through manageable tools for coping and decision making. She encourages short experiments between sessions so clients can test new ways of relating to themselves and others.
Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Client-centered work focuses on listening and reflecting so clients can clarify what matters to them and make concrete changes. This approach is useful for stress, career questions, and emotional overload when a person needs straightforward problem-solving and validation.EMDR is an approach that involves guided processing of strong memories and reactions to reduce their intensity. It is often used for panic and post-traumatic stress symptoms when memories or triggers continue to affect daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kendra will talk with clients about their goals and preferences and then suggest ways of combining methods. She treats the choice of approach as collaborative and adapts methods if something does not fit.
Practical benefits of online sessions include fitting meetings into a busy schedule and reducing travel time. Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Many people find remote sessions make it easier to keep regular appointments and follow through on short exercises between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, career difficulties, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include codependency, control issues, family of origin issues, guilt and shame, panic, PTSD, and women's issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She practices a client-centered approach with practical conversation and listening. She combines narrative and mindfulness elements to help people notice patterns and try new responses.
How much experience does she have?
Kendra has seven years of professional experience working with adults on the concerns listed above.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and practices in California.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions are delivered through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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