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Dr. Kendra Stuke, LSCSW

  • Experience26 years
  • LocationKansas
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Family, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Kendra

Dr. Kendra Stuke brings 26 years of clinical experience as a Kansas-licensed social worker (LSCSW) to her therapeutic work.

Background and approach

She has concentrated much of her career on helping children, adolescents, and young adults navigate trauma, abuse, ADHD, and anxiety, while also working with adults through life transitions, stress, and mood concerns. Her practice emphasizes practical tools and emotionally attuned support that help clients move through difficult moments and toward healthier functioning.

Grounded in approaches such as Internal Family Systems, attachment-based perspectives, and client-centered care, she encourages people to draw on their own strengths while exploring patterns that get in the way of growth. Dr.

Stuke frames therapy as a collaborative process in which the client’s story and priorities lead the work. Her interests include a broad range of issues from relationship and family challenges to grief, compassion fatigue, parenting, and self-esteem, with additional attention to adoption and foster care concerns, attachment and communication problems, and neurodevelopmental differences.

Sessions are offered in a variety of online formats to accommodate different needs and schedules, and she supports clients in finding approaches that fit their goals and preferences.

Approach, Collaboration, and Online Access



Internal Family Systems (IFS) encourages clients to meet and understand different parts of themselves, helping to reduce internal conflict and heal from trauma by fostering compassionate internal dialogue. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape present patterns and helps people build more supported, connected ways of relating that can improve family and partner dynamics. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client's expertise in their own life and uses empathy and nonjudgmental listening to support self-directed growth and resilience.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and the therapist works collaboratively with each person to identify methods that match their goals, preferences, and life context. Together they assess what seems most likely to support change and adjust strategies over time so care remains relevant and effective.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, online therapy provides flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to continue consistent work, access sessions from where one is located in Kansas, and use formats that feel most comfortable for processing, skill-building, and ongoing support.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does this therapist address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, family and relationship issues, grief, parenting challenges, self-esteem, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and strengths-based, blending Internal Family Systems, attachment-informed ideas, client-centered support, CBT techniques, and mindfulness to tailor care to each person's needs.
What is her professional background and experience?
She holds 26 years of professional experience and has focused much of her career on helping children, youth, teens, young adults, and adults work through trauma, life transitions, and emotional challenges.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is licensed as an LSCSW in Kansas with the licence listed as KS LSCSW LSCSW 3860 and practices from Kansas.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Therapy is provided in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available for online work?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSelf esteemCoping with life changes

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

Licensed

Kansas

Languages

English