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 previously worked at the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and as a DBT Case Manager. Kenzie practices from a trauma-informed lens, incorporating experiential approaches in order to connect the mind and body. She understands that people don’t exist in a vacuum—larger societal forces our experiences and our healing journeys. Kenzie honors the different identities and roles that each of us carry, and it is her hope to help you identify new ways to connect to yourself, others, and the world in a way that feels safer.

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