Monna Kendrick , LPCC

Monna Kendrick is a licensed professional clinical counselor with 15 years of experience based in Kentucky. She helps people handle stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and problems with self-esteem. She also supports people dealing with addiction, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and women's issues.

Monna's background includes substantial inpatient work in both acute and residential settings. That experience gives her practical knowledge of crisis care and longer-term treatment. She has worked with people from many walks of life and many different backgrounds.

In sessions she focuses on listening carefully and explaining useful skills. She emphasizes support and education so clients leave with clear ideas to try between meetings. Conversations tend to be straightforward and practical, not full of jargon.

Her approach draws on methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based work, and a client-centered style. Those tools are used to help reduce symptoms, improve communication, and manage day-to-day stressors.

Monna aims to help people build coping strategies for life changes, parenting strain, relationship conflict, and feelings of isolation or guilt. She also offers guidance around end-of-life and hospice concerns for those who need it. Sessions are aimed at finding small, workable steps that add up to change.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and feelings without being ruled by them and then commit to actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like panic, worry, and low mood. Client-centered therapy emphasizes an empathic, nonjudgmental relationship where the person sets the pace and goals.

Deciding which approach to use is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. From there she tailors methods and checks in regularly to make sure the approach fits and is actually helping.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and energy levels. Video works well for a typical weekly session when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Chat and text messaging can help people who prefer writing thoughts out or need brief support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, caregiving, or other commitments.