Therapist profile
Kendra Covington, LMFT
Iowa
LMFT - Relationships and Codependency
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- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, Iowa / 000367
- NPI
- 1609105030
- Experience
- 15 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Iowa
About
- Relationships
- Family conflict
- Codependency
About Kendra
Kendra Covington is an Iowa licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing relationship and family stress, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, anxiety, depression, and related issues such as codependency and caregiver strain.
She focuses on practical conversations that help people make clearer choices. Sessions look at how relationships and past patterns affect day-to-day life. Kendra uses straightforward tools to help people notice unhelpful habits and try new ways of relating.
Her background combines several evidence-informed approaches. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify values and take committed steps. Attachment-based ideas are used to map how early bonds show up in current relationships. Cognitive Behavioral techniques help manage upsetting thoughts and behaviors.
Kendra also uses client-centered skills to keep discussions focused on the client's priorities. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are introduced when people need concrete emotion regulation or distress-tolerance strategies. She adapts methods to what each person needs rather than following one single protocol.
People who reach out often want help with setting boundaries, stopping people-pleasing, coping with a partner's substance use or mood problems, and rebuilding self-worth after hurt. Kendra invites straightforward talk about these patterns and practical steps to change small habits over time.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people get clearer about what matters to them and take small committed steps toward those values. It is useful for anxiety, codependency patterns, and when someone feels stuck because they keep putting others first.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections. It helps people identify repeated ways of relating, such as clinging or avoiding, and try different interaction habits in close relationships.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing alternatives. It gives concrete exercises for anxiety, low mood, and impulsive reactions that interfere with setting limits.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with the client to identify goals and try methods that fit those goals and preferences. That may mean combining ACT, attachment work, and CBT skills to address relationship patterns and everyday coping needs.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten a check-in when needed, or avoid travel time. Talk with the therapist about practical details so sessions match daily routines and the kinds of exercises you want to try.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Iowa
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She helps with relationship and family problems, trauma and intimacy issues, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, and codependency-related patterns.
How would she approach people-pleasing and boundary issues?
She uses practical conversations and skills-based work to identify patterns, practice saying no, and try new ways of relating that fit personal values.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with relationship and family concerns and related mental health issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in Iowa.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Session formats are not listed in the supplied biography; confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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