About Kendra
Kendra Riley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a 16-year career supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship concerns, and life transitions.
Background and approach
She trained at the Indiana University School of Social Work and has provided care across Indiana and Illinois, drawing on extensive hands-on experience to help clients navigate addictive behaviors, parenting challenges, self-esteem struggles, and LGBT-related concerns. Her practice emphasizes attentive listening and collaborative problem solving rather than one-size-fits-all solutions.
Kendra centers clients' strengths and uses supportive, motivational techniques to help individuals set and reach meaningful goals. She aims to create an encouraging space where reaching out is seen as a courageous first step.
Availability is structured for evening appointments on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays. Kendra offers multiple formats for sessions, and participates in a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
She holds active LCSW licensure in Indiana and Illinois and conducts sessions in English.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Options
Client-centered therapy places the client's experience at the center of the work and focuses on empathetic listening and supporting the individual's own path to change; it is useful for people who want a collaborative, non-directive space to explore feelings and choices. Motivational interviewing is a conversational approach that helps people resolve ambivalence and increase their readiness for change by exploring personal motivations and strengths; it can be helpful for addressing addictions, behavior change, and commitment to goals. Solution-focused therapy emphasizes small, practical steps and building on what already works, making it a good fit for those looking for targeted, goal-oriented progress.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to determine which methods align with their needs, goals, and preferences, and may combine elements from different approaches to tailor a plan that feels right.
Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging provide flexibility for scheduling and allow people to attend from locations that fit their daily lives. These formats support ongoing work by making it easier to maintain regular sessions and adapt how therapy is delivered to match personal routines and comfort levels.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Depression
Also works with
- Addictions
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Indiana, Illinois
- Languages
- English