Kenzie Waechter, LGPC

Kenzie (she/her) believes in the importance of empowering her clients to help them confidently recognize their own resilience and power.

After completing her internship at Forward Together Counseling, Kenzie is thrilled to begin her career here as an licensed graduate professional counselor.

Through professional and personal experience, Kenzie understands the power in providing individuals with a safe space to share their lived experiences with authenticity, empathy, and transparency. She believes in fostering autonomy and empowering therapy participants to live a fulfilling and meaningful life, while also working towards creating a more just and equitable world. Kenzie acknowledges the sociopolitical climate that affects therapy participants, and practices from an anti-oppressive lens.

Kenzie previously worked at the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and as a DBT Case Manager. She is passionate about working with pre-teens, teenagers, and those in the LGBT2+ community. She uses experiential, somatic, and psychodynamic approaches that focus on integrating connection between the mind and body.

Kenzie was born and raised in the Kansas City metro, and lived in Phoenix for several years. Kenzie has a background in Psychology and Family and Human Development from Arizona State University and a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Northwestern University. Beyond her professional and academic achievements, she enjoys spending time watching the Chiefs, cooking and baking, and finding the best coffee in Baltimore.

Supervised by Imani Bowman, LCPC