Kennedi Curry, CMHC Intern

Being your true authentic self is within reach, and I can help guide you there.

Before our first session, I offer free phone consultations to make sure I’m a good fit for your counseling needs. My rate is $75 for 50 minute counseling sessions. I also have an income based sliding scale available upon request. I will provide all of the necessary documentation for out-of-network insurance claims submissions. Please check with your insurance provider for your reimbursement policy when working with an out of network provider.

Future LPC

My name is Kennedi Curry and I come from Gastonia, NC. I’m a passionate graduate student attending Clark Atlanta University on track to receive an M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Throughout my undergraduate career and since, I have provided mentor services to youth groups as well as at my high school alma mater. During this time, I discovered my passion for helping young adults, which propelled me to embark on my journey to become a mental health professional. 

In my personal theory of change, I believe anyone can realize their ideal selves with enough time, effort, and support. I have deeply resonated with behavioral therapy and emphasize the behavioral aspects of my personal theory to help clients identify root causes, develop strategies, and work towards achieving their goals. I offer support and guidance through positive reinforcement, operant conditioning, and classical conditioning, among other techniques. Combining these behavioral components can ultimately help create whatever change the client is looking for.

As an individual, I have a clear understanding of how a person’s past can affect who they are today. However, I also believe that if you do not like who you are, you have the capacity to change. With this outlook, anyone can learn to let go of the past and start living more in the “here and now.” From this vantage point, individuals can begin taking steps toward becoming the person they’d like to be. Behavior is learned. Therefore, it can be unlearned.

We are born into this world, a blank canvas with blotches in random corners. These blotches represent the genetic factors we cannot choose, as well as the environmental factors we are born into. Through time and choices, these blotches help create the overall picture of who the individual becomes, but they hold the paintbrush in the end. The ultimate deciding factor of what type of painting or person you are depends on the strokes you choose to make. 

 

As a future LPC, my goal for my clients is to guide them to their most authentic and whole selves by recognizing the environmental factors that contribute to their cognitive reasoning and behaviors. I am particularly passionate about working with minority adolescents (10-17) and young adults (18-26). Through my work, I aim to facilitate behavioral change. I apply the CBT approach of standard goal setting by helping to identify goals, choose a starting point, define the steps required to get there, and encourage my clients to take those first steps. Being a listening ear and leading with empathy is my motto. Through this belief, I hope all of my future clients feel comfortable to come as they are. 

Kennedi Curry, CMHC

“Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are.” – Brené Brown

  • As a future LPC, my goal for my clients is to guide them to their most authentic and whole selves by recognizing the environmental factors that contribute to their cognitive reasoning and behaviors. I am particularly passionate about working with minority adolescents (10-17) and young adults (18-26). Through my work, I aim to facilitate behavioral change. I apply the CBT approach of standard goal setting by helping to identify goals, choose a starting point, define the steps required to get there, and encourage my clients to take those first steps. Being a listening ear and leading with empathy is my motto. Through this belief, I hope all of my future clients feel comfortable to come as they are. 

  • kennedi@grantparkcounselinggroup.com

  • Before our first session, I offer free phone consultations to make sure I’m a good fit for your counseling needs. My rate is $75 for 50 minute counseling sessions. I also have an income based sliding scale available upon request. I will provide all of the necessary documentation for out-of-network insurance claims submissions. Please check with your insurance provider for your reimbursement policy when working with an out of network provider.