Dr. Kendall Coffman
psychotherapist (imft)
Hi! My name is Kendall (he/him). My role as a therapist is to help people understand where they are in their life's journey; determine if they are ok with it and if there are any changes they would like to make to improve their situation. I work primarily with couples navigating the many complexities that come with being in a relationship. Most partners don't come to therapy because they've stopped loving each other. They come because they're tired of talking past each other, fighting the same fights, or shutting down. My hope is that couples therapy gives you the space, and the tools, to finally slow down and see each other again. I have always felt that the therapeutic journey, both as a therapist and as a client, is a sacred walk towards a deeper understanding of the self. We were never meant to "do life" alone, and owning our story can be hard - but not nearly as hard as spending our lives running from it.
It is also ethically and therapeutically important to me that I name the identities that I bring with me into the therapeutic space. My unearned privileges related to my whiteness, my cisgender identity, and my access to higher education bring a multitude of experiences and perspectives that I do my best to acknowledge, process, and name if and when they show up in the therapy process. Additionally, my lived experience as a gay man also shapes how I make sense of, and navigate, the world. Relationships (whether that be therapeutic or not) at their foundation are rooted in affirming identities, mutual consent, anti-oppression, trauma-awareness, boundary setting/honoring, and community care.
I enjoy working with a variety of people (individual and relationship therapy), but specialize working with folks navigating shame, stigma, life transitions, polyamory/open relationships, anxiety, heartbreak, and loss. Outside of therapy, I am an Adjunct Professor at Antioch University, Columbus State Community College and Otterbein University where I teach courses in psychology, counseling, and human sexuality. In my free time I like to hike, read, play tennis, spend time with friends & family, and listen to Taylor Swift (Taylor's Version obviously)!
