KT Mendes, Student Intern

Hi! I’m KT Mendes (she/they). I am a clinical intern at Flourish while completing my

Masters of Social Work at the University of Utah, with a specialization in early

childhood & infant mental health. My approach centers on both personal and

professional experience with youth, teens, adults, and families experiencing disrupted

homes, housing & financial instability, foster care/child welfare systems, LGBTQIA2S+

experience, and adoption. Using a collaborative, client-centered approach, I aim to help

clients establish the self-efficacy & healing to build loving, authentic relationships with

the world around us.

I moved to Utah in 2022 with my partner and two dachshunds, Sprout & Schultzy! I am a yoga teacher & practitioner, and love spending time with friends, out in nature, trying new foods, and drawing. I identify as gender-queer, polyamorous, & actively engage in collective care within my community.

I know that clients, of all ages, engage in therapy at their own pace, and I aim to primarily create space and provide the tools to engage in the work of healing. I utilize humanistic, strengths-based, parts work, and DBT modalities.

*Accepting New Clients*

Locations: Telehealth (if over 18), In-person (South Jordan or SLC, if under 18)

Areas of Interest:

• Trauma

• Anxiety

• Gender Identity

• LGBTQ+

• DBT

• Child-Centered Play Therapy

• Neuro-Diversity