About Kendon
Kendon Ellerman is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on practical help for people facing major life challenges. He holds a Master of Science and has five years of experience supporting people through trauma, grief, and shifts in life direction. He aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and straightforward.
He helps people rebuild self-esteem and confidence after painful experiences. He also supports those dealing with career stress and job transitions.
How Kendon works
His approach centers on creating a calm, open space where feelings can be talked about without judgment. Kendon offers guidance for people navigating adoption and foster care concerns, aging and geriatric issues, and caregiver stress. He also works with clients affected by natural or human-caused disasters, and those facing fertility or fatherhood questions.
He addresses guilt, shame, and the loneliness that can follow loss. He provides counseling for people coping with hospice and end-of-life matters, midlife reassessment, and finding life purpose. Workplace problems and ongoing life transitions are also within his scope.
Sessions focus on clear goals and steps clients can try between meetings. Based in Mississippi, he combines steady listening with practical strategies. He encourages small, consistent changes that add up over time.
Kendon emphasizes partnership - clients set the pace and choose which concerns to focus on next.
What Kendon works with
The areas below are the ones Kendon selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Mississippi |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Evidence-based techniques and flexible online care
Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on processing painful events and building coping skills. One approach helps people work through trauma and abuse by gradually identifying distressing memories and learning ways to reduce their power. Another approach concentrates on grief and loss, guiding people to acknowledge emotions, maintain important memories, and develop routines that restore daily functioning. A third common focus is practical problem-solving for career or life transitions, which breaks big challenges into manageable steps and builds confidence through small successes.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kendon will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and what feels most comfortable. He adapts techniques over time so the plan matches progress and changing priorities.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make access easier. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or when a check-in without video is preferred. Live chat and text messaging can fit brief check-ins, quick coping strategies, or schedules that need more flexibility. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives while keeping focus on steady progress.
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