Therapist in Springfield, Illinois Kendra Ostermeier, Therapist

Kendra Ostermeier, LPC, helps children, adolescents, teens, adults, and seniors build emotional stability, practical coping skills, and stronger relationships through compassionate, evidence-based therapy. Serving patients across Illinois, she creates a supportive space where individuals and families can feel understood while working toward meaningful, lasting change. As a Licensed Professional Counselor at LifeStance Health, Kendra provides thoughtful care that balances warmth with clinical expertise. Kendra is especially passionate about supporting children, teens, and families navigating ADHD, anxiety, and childhood behavior challenges. She focuses on helping young clients improve emotional regulation, build confidence, and strengthen communication at home and school. By partnering closely with caregivers, she helps families develop consistent strategies that reduce stress, improve behavior, and support healthy development. Her clinical work also includes treatment for depression, trauma-related concerns, and life transitions, with experience supporting LGBTQ+ individuals, military members and veterans, and those involved in adoption or foster care. Kendra offers individual therapy, family therapy, and couples therapy, and integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to meet each client’s unique needs. She also provides additional therapeutic approaches when clinically appropriate. Kendra treats children, adolescents, teens, adults, and older adults, tailoring care to each stage of life—from early emotional development to later-life transitions. Her approach emphasizes collaboration, skill-building, and respect for each person’s lived experience. Outside of her clinical work, Kendra enjoys boating, coloring, watching Steelers football, and spending time cuddling her Australian Shepherds, Bo and Harvey.