About Monna
Monna Kendrick is a Kentucky-licensed LPCC with 15 years of experience working in inpatient acute and residential settings. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, grief, or life changes. Her style is straightforward and calm, aimed at making conversations feel manageable for a worried parent reading on a phone.
She begins by listening closely and responding with empathy. That means she pays attention to what matters most to each person and keeps the focus on their needs.
How Monna works
Sessions emphasize practical skills and clearer communication rather than long explanations or technical terms. Kendrick draws on approaches like cognitive behavioral work, mindfulness practices, and acceptance-based strategies to address mood, panic, and stress.
She also uses attachment-based and client-centered ways of relating to help with self-esteem, relationships, and patterns that keep coming up. <brHer background in inpatient care shaped a direct, steady approach to crisis and change. She has experience with addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, personality concerns, and challenges tied to aging or end-of-life situations.
This experience informs how she helps people manage intense feelings and navigate transitions. In sessions, Kendrick aims to teach simple tools for coping, improve communication, and reduce overwhelm. She supports parents dealing with stress around parenting and helps young adults and women facing mood and anxiety struggles.
Her practice is practical, compassionate, and focused on small, workable steps.
Monna lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Monna works with
The areas below are the ones Monna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Kentucky |
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Online support options
How therapy styles translate to online care
Monna uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. That approach is useful for anxiety, panic, and mood concerns because it breaks problems into concrete steps.She also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy, which focuses on noticing difficult feelings without getting stuck and choosing actions that match personal values. Mindfulness practices are woven in to teach simple calming and focus skills that can be practiced between sessions.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily life. Conversations during early sessions guide which tools become the focus moving forward.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller conversation and visual cues, while phone calls need less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and messaging are good for brief check-ins, tracking progress, and getting quick prompts or exercises between longer sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and help people keep therapy consistent amid busy days.
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