Kendra Wilson Social Worker LCSW, CEDS-S, DBT-C, Clinical Director

Kendra is a licensed clinical social worker with extensive group, family, and individual therapy experience within the field of eating disorders.  She previously served as an intake coordinator, therapist, group facilitator, and supervisor in hospital-based and outpatient mental health settings, including Johns Hopkins’ Eating Disorder Inpatient and Day Hospital Program. She is a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist (CEDS) through the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals and a certified Dialectical Behavioral (DBT) therapist through Evergreen Certification Institute. Kendra joined the team at Chrysalis Center in 2007 as a staff therapist. Three years later, she took on the role of Compliance Officer to ensure compliance for documentation and HIPAA policies. Additionally, Kendra became the senior staff therapist to mentor and train other clinicians on the team. Kendra supervises provisionally licensed social workers as well as those pursuing master’s degrees in UNCW’s social work program. She is also an approved supervisor for clinicians seeking certification through the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals. Kendra led our efforts in writing policies and procedures to become licensed by the state as a facility and accredited by The Joint Commission before we could provide IOP services. Today, Kendra leads our IOP team, serving as Clinical Director where she provides leadership and oversight to our IOP staff. Kendra earned a BS in Psychology from George Mason University and an MSW with a Mental Health specialization from University of Maryland School of Social Work in Baltimore, Maryland.

• Ashley Carpenter — Pinehurst, NC

• Krista Herrell — Raleigh, NC

• Carol Foushee — Greensboro, NC