Shana Kennedy, M.S.

Specialities include (but not limited to) Individual work, couple’s work, depression, anxiety, identity development, LGBTQ, and adolescents.

Hello! My name is Shana Kennedy, and I appreciate you taking the time to learn more about Healing Hearts and the work we may do together to begin your healing journey. I recently graduated with my master’s degree in Counseling from the University of Tennessee. There, I completed a dual track counseling program, during which I worked both as a school counselor and a clinical mental health counselor in the college setting. I believe strongly that no matter our age, background, or circumstance in life, we each have a story worth being heard. Though the idea of counseling can feel intimidating or overwhelming at first, I hope to foster an environment within my counseling room of safety and trust. To come to counseling is to take a brave and honest step toward change, and I hope to walk alongside you in that process without judgment.

I am trained in Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), which focuses on deepening our understanding of our emotions, reactions, and the reasons behind the ways in which we respond to others and within ourselves when we feel the pain that life can bring. Whether you are seeking to strengthen your relationship or marriage through the restoration of trust and love, or are an individual hoping to understand your own emotional patterns or experiences, I hope to provide a caring and open environment for you to do so. I believe that we each have a deep desire to love and be loved. I have seen in my own marriage what can happen when we get stuck in negative cycles of interaction, and the beauty that is on the other side when we seek to understand how to love ourselves and our partners more openly.

When not in the counseling room, you can find me hiking with my husband and dog, cooking up a storm, or reading under the comfiest blanket I can find.