Kendal Hurd is a dedicated therapist with over four years of experience in mental health treatment. She currently facilitates mental health and psychoeducational groups through two different treatment centers as well works with individual clients through private practice. Kendal values working closely with clients to help them understand their diagnoses, explore their impacts, and develop new ways to cope. Kendal specializes in trauma-focused therapy through Accelerated Resolution Therapy, while also assisting clients in setting goals for their future well-being and advocating for themselves. Her role also involves collaborating with the treatment teams to provide comprehensive care and assisting Clients in finding medication stabilization.

Kendal’s career has included diverse experiences across community mental health outpatient clinics, trauma-focused first responder treatment centers, and supporting clients with dual diagnoses of mental health and substance use. Prior to her current roles as a therapist, Kendal worked in youth shelters, as a case manager for at-risk adolescents and their families, and as a victim advocate for those impacted by violent crimes.

What sets Kendal apart is her collaborative approach to therapy, where she values her clients as experts in their own lives. She brings her training and experience to shine a light on patterns and needs, but always seeks to empower clients in their own therapeutic journey. Kendal considers it an honor to be part of her clients' transformative stories and deeply values the opportunity to help them change.

She holds a bachelor's degree in social work and a master's degree in psychology with an emphasis in marriage and family therapy. Kendal is also trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), a therapeutic technique using eye movement to help reduce the intensity of traumatic memories. Outside of work, she maintains her mental wellness by spending time with family, hiking, traveling, reading, baking, and volunteering with a dog rescue.