Kendal Martin , LCSW

Kendal Martin is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Kentucky. She brings four years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and challenges with self-esteem and motivation. Kendal approaches each person with respect and listens to understand their story before suggesting steps forward.

She centers the person's own goals and strengths in sessions. Kendal believes people know their lives best and aims to build practical skills they can use between meetings. Sessions often include clear strategies for handling anxiety, mood shifts, urges related to addictions, and the fallout from trauma and loss.

Kendal uses a mix of methods to match each person's needs. She draws on client-centered techniques to follow the person's lead, cognitive behavioral tools to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and mindfulness skills to manage strong emotions in the moment. When trauma is a focus, she can use EMDR-informed methods as part of the work.

Her additional focus areas include body image, communication problems, abandonment and adoption and foster care concerns. Kendal also supports people dealing with guilt, shame, forgiveness, and issues connected to being a woman. She works in clear, straightforward language and keeps the pace set by the person in the room.

People who choose Kendal often want practical coping tools and a collaborative approach. She helps clients break down goals into small steps and notices progress along the way. Starting therapy can feel hard, and Kendal aims to make the process manageable and supportive.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead. The therapist reflects what is shared, helps identify strengths, and supports the client in choosing goals that matter to them. This approach is useful for people who want a collaborative space to make sense of their experiences.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that maintain stress or low mood. Online sessions can include concrete skill practice, thought records, and homework between meetings to build new habits. This works well for anxiety, depression, and social phobia.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and communication skills. In remote work these skills can be taught in short exercises, role plays over video, and written coaching via messaging to reinforce new ways of coping.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and Kendal will work collaboratively to pick what fits best. She will ask about goals, what has or hasn’t helped before, and what feels workable within the client's daily life to craft a plan together.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skill coaching, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a quicker check-in, and messaging supports brief updates or ongoing practice between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule.