Dr. Kendra Stuke, LSCSW
Experienced narrative social worker focused on practical change
Details
| Name | Dr. Kendra Stuke |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LSCSW |
| Based in | Kansas |
| Licensed in | Kansas |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 26 |
About Kendra
Dr. Kendra Stuke is a Kansas-licensed social worker with 26 years of experience. She uses a practical, conversational style to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions.
She also supports those facing trauma, parenting strains, ADHD-related challenges, and grief. She has worked with children, youth, teens, and young adults on trauma, abuse, attention differences, and anxiety. She also helps adults navigate relationship problems, intimacy concerns, and major life changes.
Background and approach
Her approach is collaborative and strengths-based; she treats each person as the expert of their own story. In sessions she listens for patterns in how people describe their lives and relationships. She uses narrative ideas to help clients reframe stories that hold them back.
She also draws on attachment-focused work to look at how early relationships shape current struggles. Her style is grounded and practical. Clients can expect clear, down-to-earth conversation, skill-building, and small steps that fit daily life.
She pays attention to emotions and behavior, and helps people try new ways of relating to themselves and others. Dr. Stuke holds the LSCSW credential, which identifies her as a licensed clinical social worker in Kansas.
Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Therapy uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse among the things Kendra works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Kendra among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Kendra among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Kendra among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Kendra among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Kendra among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Kendra among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Kendra among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Kendra directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Kendra directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and Attachment Ideas Shape Online Work
Narrative Therapy helps people look at the stories they tell about themselves. It focuses on identifying unhelpful storylines and finding alternative ways to describe events. This approach can help with identity questions, shame, grief, and feeling stuck.Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationships influence current patterns. It looks at how people connect, respond to stress, and form expectations in close relationships. This work is useful for intimacy concerns, parenting struggles, and managing relationship conflict.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Dr. Stuke will work together with each person to decide which ideas to use based on goals, needs, and what feels most helpful. That collaborative process may blend narrative, attachment, and practical skill work over time.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different lives and preferences. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging can support shorter check-ins, steady progress between sessions, and flexibility for busy schedules.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Dr. Stuke works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting struggles, grief, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens for life stories and helps people reframe unhelpful patterns while building practical coping skills.
What is her professional background?
She brings 26 years of professional experience, focusing on both young people and adults across a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as KS LSCSW, a licensed clinical social worker in Kansas.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she use?
Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging according to client preference.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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