- Tailored treatment plans
- Focus on relationships
- Practical skills
About Kendra
Kendra Covington is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in Iowa with 15 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related challenges. Kendra aims to treat each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion as they start the work of change.
She uses a mix of evidence-informed approaches to fit each person's needs rather than a single method. That means sessions center on practical skills and honest conversation. Kendra works with common concerns like anxiety, depression, stress, addictions, grief, and codependency, and she also helps with issues such as attachment problems, blended family adjustment, and caregiver strain.
In sessions, she tailors the tone and plan to the individual. Some meetings focus on understanding how past family patterns shape current struggles. Other sessions emphasize skills for managing strong emotions, building boundaries, or improving communication. Kendra brings fifteen years of experience to those choices and adapts as people make progress.
She also supports people dealing with impulsivity, jealousy, infidelity, and mood disorders, and addresses parenting and fatherhood issues when these come up. Her approach blends acceptance, behavior-focused work, and emotion-centered exploration so people learn new ways to cope and relate.
Kendra encourages a collaborative pace. She helps people set clear goals, try practical steps between sessions, and check what’s working. Those who prefer straightforward, respectful guidance often find this style helpful.
Approach-driven online care that fits daily life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then commit to actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and making changes that matter. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current interactions and trust; it can be useful for people dealing with intimacy, codependency, or family patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors, which often helps with mood, anxiety, and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. That means trying things, checking how they feel, and adjusting the plan together as progress is made.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific session options before booking since formats are not listed in the profile. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also means tools like emotion regulation exercises, values-based planning, and communication practice can be done in real time and applied between sessions to everyday situations.
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Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Iowa
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Kendra works with relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, and related areas such as anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and codependency.
What is her approach in sessions?
She combines acceptance-based, attachment-focused, and behaviorally oriented methods to match each person's needs. Sessions include dialogue, skill practice, and goal setting.
How long has she worked in the field?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with people on relationship and family matters and related emotional concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT, licensed in Iowa.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the profile.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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