Dr. Kendra Stuke , LSCSW

Dr. Kendra Stuke is a Kansas-licensed clinician with 26 years of professional experience who specializes in supporting children, teens, young adults, and adults through stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma, and life transitions. She practices as an LSCSW - a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker - and has focused her work on helping clients build self-esteem, navigate grief and depression, manage ADHD symptoms, and address relationship and intimacy concerns. Her practice also includes attention to issues such as adoption and foster care, attachment struggles, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue.

To strengthen her clinical skills, she has earned specialized credentials, including certification as a Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapist and registration as a Play Therapist, which inform her approaches when working with trauma and with children who benefit from play-based interventions. She has extensive experience helping young people process abuse, trauma, and anxiety, and guiding adults through meaningful change across life stages. Dr. Stuke emphasizes collaborative work that honors each person's strengths and personal story, supporting clients to take courageous steps toward greater wellbeing and more productive ways of coping.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Dr. Stuke

Dr. Stuke integrates Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to address emotional and relational concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns and helps rebuild more secure connections, which can be useful for relationship struggles, abandonment issues, and attachment-related distress. Client-Centered Therapy places the client's perspective at the center of care, offering empathic support and collaboration to strengthen self-understanding and self-esteem. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, making it effective for anxiety, depression, stress management, and trauma-related symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Dr. Stuke works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, combining techniques as appropriate to support growth and practical coping strategies.

Online therapy offerings include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to maintain continuity of care. These formats allow licensed professionals and therapists to offer consistent support across life changes, helping clients engage in therapy in ways that best match their routines and comfort levels.