Kendra Covington

Kendra Covington is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Iowa with 15 years of experience. She focuses on trauma-informed care and practical support for people facing relationship or family strain. Her approach centers on respectful, sensitive, and compassionate conversation to help clients move toward change.

She tailors sessions to each person's needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. Kendra blends Trauma-Focused Therapy with approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address painful memories, overwhelming feelings, and patterns that get in the way of daily life. Sessions often include skills practice and gentle processing of difficult experiences.

Kendra works with concerns that include trauma and abuse, relationship or intimacy problems, parenting and blended family stress, grief, anxiety, depression, addictions, and caregiver strain. She also supports people dealing with shame, impulsivity, infidelity, and issues connected to veteran and armed forces experiences.

Her style is client-centered and collaborative. She listens first, then helps set clear, realistic goals and practical steps toward them. Expect straightforward conversation, encouragement to try new behaviors, and check-ins on what is or isn't helping.

To begin, Kendra asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to her availability. She works in English and practices in Iowa as an IA LMFT.

How Kendra’s approaches translate to online work

Trauma-Focused Therapy here focuses on careful attention to past harm and how it affects daily life. In practice this can mean pacing difficult conversations, building coping skills, and helping clients notice how old reactions show up now. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take small actions toward what matters. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current bonds and communication, and it can guide work on trust, closeness, and repair.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made or priorities change.

Confirm the therapist's current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people practice new skills in the setting where they live and then bring observations back to sessions. Ask about available formats when you complete the matching questionnaire so you know what will work best for your situation.