Kennedy McGurkin
Licensed Master Social Worker -
*TELEHEALTH ONLY*Kennedy graduated from Washington State University (Go Cougs!) with her Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development with a double minor in Psychology and Addiction. Later got her Master’s Degree in Social Work from University of Denver specializing in Mental Health and Trauma.
Kennedy has prior experience working with pregnant people, domestic violence survivors, kids and families, refugees, and our unhoused neighbors.Kennedy is passionate about helping her clients understand their full potential by meeting them exactly where they are to walk beside them through their journey to a better mental health space, and the life that they envision for themselves. Kennedy has worked extensively with those from the LGBTQIA+ community, and creates a space to explore safely sexual identity.
Her previous work experience was at an early head start working with ages from zero-three as a parent educator helping new parents navigate their new role as parents. Specifically pregnant moms. Kennedy worked very intimately with her families, providing resources, domestic violence help, housing resources, and weekly home visits to help the parents understand the development of their childrenKennedy loves to use a range of techniques to help aid in the healing of her clients mental health. She uses a lot of alternative therapies compared to the usual talk therapy space such as: Art therapy, Somatic Therapy, Mindfulness based therapy techniques, as well as the more traditional therapies where she sees fit.
Kennedy likes to walk beside her clients, reaffirming them that they don’t need to go through their mental health journey alone. Kennedy is extremely passionate about the Mental Health field, and describes it as a passion that sets her soul on fire.In her free time, Kennedy practices self-care by spending time outside with her dog, yoga, crocheting, painting and drawing, baking and cooking, attending concerts, creating things out of clay, and spending time with her family and friends.
Skills and Expertise
Abandonment
Abortion Issues
Abuse / Survivors of Abuse
Addiction
Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Adjustment to College
Adoption / Foster Care Issues
Adult
Alcohol Use
Anger Management
Anxiety
Art
athletes
Attachment Issues
Attention Deficit (ADHD)
Behavioral Issues
Bipolar Disorder
birth
Blended Family Issues
Body Image
Borderline Personality
Breakups
Bullying
Cancer
Career Counseling
Caregiver Issues or Stress
Child or Adolescent
Chronic Illness or Disability
Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain or Illness
Chronic Relapse
Codependency
college age
Commitment Issues
Communication Problems
Compulsive Spending and Shopping
Control Issues
Coping Mechanisms
Couple Counseling
Couples therapy
Depression
Dissociation
Dissociative Disorders
Divorce
Divorce and Divorce Adjustment
Domestic Abuse
Domestic Violence
Drug Use
Dual Diagnosis
Elderly Persons Disorders
Emotional Abuse
Emotional Disturbance
Emotional Intelligence
Emptiness
Family Conflict
Fatherless
Fear
Fertility Issues
Forgiveness
Gay Issues
grief
Guilt
Health Illness and Medical Issues
Helplessness and Victimhood
Highly Sensitive Persons
Hoarding
Identity Issues
Isolation
Jealousy
LGBTQ
Life Coaching
Life Purpose
Loss
Loss or Grief
Marital Therapy
Marriage Couseling
Midlife Crisis
Military Issues
Mindful Eating
Mindfulness based therapy
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
pain
Panic
Peer Relationships
Perfectionism
Postpartum Depression
pregnancy
Relationship Issues
Self Esteem
Self-Harming
Sex Therapy
Sexual Abuse
Sexual assault
Sexual Minorities
Single Parenting Issues
Skills Groups
Spirituality
Stress
Substance Use
Suicidal Ideation
Teen Violence
Teens
Transgender Issues
Trauma
Trauma and PTSD
Veteran Issues
Women's issue
Treatment Orientation
Art Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Processing Therapy
Couple and Family Systems Therapy
DBT Informed Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Emotion-focused Therapy
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Family Systems Therapy
Family/Marital Therapy
Feminist
Health/Wellness-based
holistic health
Humanistic
Marital Couple/ Family Communication Therapy
Mindfulness
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Motivational Interviewing
Music Therapy
Person Centered Therapy
Play Therapy
Self-Compassion
Solution Focused Brief Therapy
Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
Solution Focused Therapy
Somatic
Telehealth-based
Therapeutic Yoga
Therapeutic/Mindful Movement
Writing
Modality
Children
Couples
Family
Group
Individuals