MindfulPath Counseling & Behavioral Health Services - Kendra Martinson, LPC, NCC, EMDR Certified

Coping with anxiety, depression, trauma, daily stressors, and life transitions can feel overwhelming. Acknowledging the need for support is a courageous and powerful decision and signifies your belief in the possibility of change. In our sessions, we will explore the intricate layers of your experiences. This won't be a passive journey; together, we will actively pursue your goals. I'll support you in identifying and addressing the unique challenges that get in the way of growth and change. I'm Kendra, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Wyoming and a Master of Arts in Counseling from Waynesburg University. I am a National Certified Counselor (NCC), and an EMDR Certified Therapist. My training in Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy was completed through the Institute for Creative Mindfulness, an EMDRIA approved program. My counseling style is goal-oriented, dynamic, and fosters a safe, non-judgmental space for exploring thoughts and feelings. Together, we will explore and utilize your innate strengths, as well as identify and reprocess unhelpful beliefs, fears, and emotionally charged memories that may be holding you back. I'll provide you with therapeutic tools and skills that you can utilize to work toward making the social, emotional, and behavioral improvements you desire. Everyone’s journey is unique, and my approach is tailored to meet your specific needs, within my scope of practice. My goal is to help you cultivate long-lasting resilience and well-being. My experience in mental health and substance use counseling spans across different levels of care including inpatient, partial hospitalization (PHP), intensive outpatient (IOP), and outpatient settings. This broad range of experience has helped me to learn and utilize a diverse range of integrated, evidence-based modalities to fit the needs of each client. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) can be effective with helping individuals better understand the power of automatic thoughts, as well as gain insight into the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT can also be helpful with improving self-confidence, problem solving, and learning to make decisions more effectively. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) can provide individuals with concrete tools to help improve interpersonal effectiveness, develop tolerance for distress, and learn how to identify and regulate emotions more effectively. DBT can also be helpful with increasing mindfulness in the present moment, and to understand what is within an individual’s power to change. Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) is a type of therapy that can help people work toward healing the emotional and physiological distress that are often associated with traumatic life experiences. It can also be helpful with reprocessing unhelpful beliefs that get in the way of growth and change. I provide therapy to individuals ages 18 and up.