About Kendra
Kendra Spiva offers support for adults navigating stress, anxiety, grief, intimacy-related concerns, low self-esteem, and life transitions. With an emphasis on respectful, compassionate care, she meets each person where they are and adapts conversation and treatment plans to match individual needs and goals.
Background and approach
Her style aims to empower clients to take practical steps toward greater well-being while honoring the courage it takes to begin therapy.
As an LCSW licensed in Illinois (IL LCSW 149.028015) with six years of professional experience, Kendra draws from a range of evidence-informed approaches including cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness practices, acceptance and commitment techniques, attachment-based perspectives, and client-centered methods.
She integrates these tools to address issues such as abandonment, communication problems, caregiver stress, chronic illness and disability, relationship challenges like infidelity or commitment concerns, blended family dynamics, and other sources of emotional pain. Sessions focus on collaborative planning and building skills that help clients cope with present struggles and pursue meaningful change.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify personal values and take committed action toward them while learning to notice difficult thoughts without being driven by them; it is often useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors, which can reduce anxious or avoidant habits and build practical coping skills. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration, offering a supportive environment where clients lead the pace and focus of work.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Kendra works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their goals, preferences, and needs. She adapts techniques over time, combining elements as appropriate so clients feel involved in choosing the path forward.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility. These options allow clients to engage in ACT, CBT, or client-centered work from home or other convenient locations, making it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, or health constraints.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English