About Kendra
Kendra Woody Simmons is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in South Carolina with 15 years of counseling experience. She focuses on common stresses people bring to therapy like anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, grief, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. Kendra aims to create a respectful, compassionate setting where people can talk honestly about what is hard right now.
She uses straightforward techniques to help people notice patterns that keep problems going.
Background and approach
That can mean looking at thoughts and behaviors, practicing present-moment skills, or clarifying values and goals. Sessions are practical and collaborative. Kendra works with each person to build steps they can use between appointments.
Her background includes work with people affected by trauma and emotional abuse, and experience supporting veterans and active-duty service members. That experience informs a calm, attentive approach when difficult events come up in conversation. Kendra avoids stigmatizing labels and treats each person as an individual.
In sessions she keeps the tone warm and interactive. She adapts the conversation and plan to what feels useful for the person sitting across from her. The focus is on small, achievable changes and skills people can use in daily life.
Finding a better balance or moving through a painful time often starts with a single conversation. Kendra helps people set realistic goals, practice new responses, and notice progress over time.
Approaches that guide online work and flexible sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people get clearer about what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when hard thoughts or feelings are present. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and testing new ways of responding to reduce symptoms and improve daily function. It works well for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an accepting, nonjudgmental relationship where the person sets the pace and goals and the therapist offers empathy and reflection to support growth.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Kendra will discuss options, try methods that seem likely to help, and adjust based on what fits each person's goals and preferences. The process is collaborative so the plan can change as progress is made or new needs appear.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from different locations. Phone sessions can be a good option when video is not possible or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, practice between sessions, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These formats offer flexibility for scheduling, shorter check-ins, and a variety of ways to stay connected with a licensed professional.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English
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