Randall MacKendrick

Randall MacKendrick is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 35 years of experience. He focuses on helping people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship struggles. He aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for people juggling busy lives.

Randall uses clear, direct conversation to help clients name problems and set realistic goals. He helps people who feel isolated, who face major life changes, or who want to build better self-esteem and stronger relationships. Sessions often focus on finding steps that fit each person's day-to-day life.

His background blends several therapy styles, so he adapts the work to each person rather than following a single plan. That can mean using thought-focused exercises, talking about past patterns, or trying short-term strategies to solve a current problem. The goal is to pick approaches that match what the person wants to change.

Randall emphasizes respect and empathy in sessions. He encourages clients to explore difficult feelings at a pace that feels manageable. He also works with practical issues like communication problems, caregiving stress, commitment worries, and navigating separation or divorce.

Based in South Carolina, he draws on a long clinical career to help people build emotional resilience. If someone wants help sorting out life purpose, guilt or shame, forgiveness, or attachment concerns, he aims to offer steady guidance and concrete steps forward.

How Randall Applies Different Approaches Online

Randall commonly draws from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral approaches when helping people online. Client-centered work focuses on listening, empathy, and following the client's lead so the person can clarify values and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and uses simple exercises to shift unhelpful patterns.

He also uses psychodynamic ideas to notice patterns that come from past relationships and life experiences. That approach can help people understand why they repeat certain behaviors or feel stuck. Together, these methods are chosen to match the person's situation rather than as a fixed program, and he will work collaboratively to find the best fit based on goals and preferences.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Online work can make it easier to schedule appointments around daily life, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that fits better. The therapist will discuss practical arrangements and how to structure sessions to suit your needs.