About Brooklynn

This is the space where you get to learn about me so you can decide whether I can help you and then contact me. It's an odd thing to write about one's self in this manner but here we go.

The boring stuff:

I am a California Licensed Psychotherapist #103221. I specialize in working with the LGBTQ community, their allies, kink and polyamorous communities. My past and current work involves life changing medical diagnosis, questions surrounding sexuality and gender, and couples working through whether to get married, stay together, navigating separation with families, and healing relationship wounds. I founded The Nest Counseling Center to provide opportunities for Associate Therapists to continue their education in providing therapy to the LGBTQ Community.

Therapy with me is:

Clients trust me because I am honest with them. I am gentle and direct. There is no emotion in you that is bad. There are emotions that don’t feel good, but we can work shortening how long you feel that way.

My goal is to provide a safe and comfortable environment for high achieving professionals, couples, families, groups and individuals to work on life's goals and challenges. My approach to therapy is from a non pathologizing perspective which aims to focus on collaboration and strength versus deficits.

Outside of therapy:

I provide knowledge rich and fun classes. I am skilled at providing lectures/presentations and creating classes on mental health issues of the LGBTQ community, HIV awareness and education and psychology of mediations in litigation. I have been a Guest Lecturer at Long Beach State University, Argosy University, Farmers Insurance Company, Adjudicate West, CHOC and the Orange County Mental Health Agency.

For my education, I attended the University of California, Irvine obtaining a Bachelors of Arts in Criminology, Law and Society and then Pepperdine University earning a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology.

I am an active member of CAMFT and Psy Chi International Honors Society.

I provide Clinical Supervision both at The Nest Counseling Center and with the LGBTQ Center Orange County.

My typical client:

My typical client is someone who feels like they’re carrying a lot on their own—often queer, trans, non-binary, poly, or kink-affirming—and wants a therapist who “gets it” without judgment or explanation. They may be navigating big life transitions, relationships that don’t fit the traditional mold, or the stress of living authentically in a world that isn’t always welcoming. They’re looking for a space where their full self is seen and respected, and where they can work through anxiety, burnout, or identity questions with a therapist who truly understands their community

Last Bit:

I am a daughter, a friend, a mom, a wife, community member, an ally and a lover of potty jokes. To schedule an appointment or consult please call or text me at (949) 287-3942 or via email Brooklynn@BrooklynnKendall.com (I get so many SPAM calls that I am not able to pick up when you first call. I will call back within 24 hours).

Located in Costa Mesa and near: Westminster, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Newport Beach, Santa Ana

www.BrooklynnKendall.com

LGBTQ Therapist Costa Mesa