About Kendra
Kendra Paulsen is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. She brings seven years of clinical experience and aims to make the first steps toward change feel achievable. Kendra emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in the work she does with each person.
She uses a flexible, client-centered approach so conversations match what matters most to the client. That means the pace and topics come from the client's goals.
Background and approach
Kendra also draws on mindfulness and narrative ideas to help people notice patterns and try new ways of responding to difficult feelings. For people carrying guilt, shame, or the weight of family problems, she offers space to talk through those stories and how they shape daily life.
She also helps clients facing career stress, life transitions, compassion fatigue, panic attacks, or symptoms of depression. Kendra aims to translate concerns into clear, manageable steps rather than vague goals. When trauma memories interfere with current life, Kendra may integrate Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing techniques alongside other methods to reduce distress and rebuild coping.
She also incorporates Jungian ideas about symbols and meaning when clients want deeper exploration of life purpose and identity. Kendra practices in California and conducts sessions in English. She works with each person to develop a tailored plan and encourages steady, realistic progress toward a more balanced life.
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on meeting the client where they are and following their priorities. In practice this means sessions begin by asking what matters most and shaping the work around those goals. It helps when anxiety or stress makes decision-making feel hard because the client leads the pace and focus.Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, is used to reduce the intensity of painful memories and the reactions they trigger. When appropriate, elements of EMDR can be adapted to online video or phone formats to help with panic, post-traumatic stress, and strong emotional reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and the therapist will work together with the client to determine what fits best. That means trying methods, checking what helps, and adjusting as goals evolve. The collaborative plan is shaped by the client's needs, preferences, and comfort with different tools.
Online sessions offer practical benefits for many people. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when screen time works best. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit quickly into a lunch break or commute. Live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter check-ins and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
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- Stress, Anxiety
- Career difficulties
- Depression
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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