About Kendra
Kendra Davis-Leighty works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns. She helps with self-esteem, motivation, and coping with life changes. Kendra speaks plainly and focuses on building on a person's strengths so they can make practical changes.
Kendra holds KS LSCSW and MO LCSW licenses and has five years of professional experience. She sees each person as the expert on their own life and centers sessions around the client's goals.
How Kendra works
Conversations are collaborative and practical rather than full of jargon. Her approach draws on several methods to fit the situation. She uses client-centered techniques to create a respectful space and cognitive behavioral strategies to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Mindfulness tools are offered to help with anxiety and panic symptoms. Kendra also incorporates eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for people dealing with lingering trauma symptoms, and motivational interviewing to support shifts in habits and readiness for change. These tools are chosen to match what the client needs and wants to work on.
Sessions focus on small, achievable steps. Kendra helps people practice communication, set boundaries, manage caregiver stress, and navigate life transitions like divorce or midlife shifts. The aim is steady progress toward clearer purpose and improved day-to-day functioning.
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What Kendra works with
The areas below are the ones Kendra selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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Training and background
| Registers | LSCSW, LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Kansas |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered therapy emphasizes understanding and listening. It focuses on the person's goals and builds sessions around their priorities, which works well in conversation-based video or phone sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down thoughts and behaviors into steps and offers practical homework and exercises that transfer easily to online formats. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, helps people process past upsetting events and can be adapted for use in remote sessions when appropriate.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and the issues you bring, then suggest methods to try. This is a collaborative process and can change over time as progress is made or needs shift.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video is useful for real-time conversation and visual cues, phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging allow short check-ins or ongoing written reflection. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while still using practical tools and exercises between meetings.
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