Ali Kenny, PsyD, LP

STAFF PSYCHOLOGIST

Alexis (Ali) C. Kenny earned her PsyD from James Madison University’s Combined-Integrated School and Clinical Doctoral Psychology Program. Prior to this, she received her Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies from Catholic Theological Union. Between her first and second year of graduate school, Ali and her husband worked as volunteers at an orphanage in Honduras for over a year. Upon her return to the United States, Ali wrote a book titled, "Married in Mission: A Handbook for Couples in Cross-Cultural Service." Speaking Spanish and continuing to enhance her linguistic skills is an important aspect of Ali’s personal and professional development.

Ali’s doctoral dissertation research focused on Therapeutic / Collaborative Assessment with couples. She uses evaluations to assist clients in better understanding life roles and experiences in order to facilitate change. More specifically, Ali adopts a relational and process-based approach while engaging with psychological testing and emphasizes compassion and curiosity over judgment and classification. At LeaderWise, Ali's primary job is conducting assessments with those going through the candidacy process for ordained ministry.

Ali’s past clinical experience includes vocational coaching for Christian missionaries serving abroad, multicultural counseling with the Twin Cities’ urban, Indigenous population, and leading partial hospitalization program groups in rural Virginia.

Ali and her husband are parents to their kind, creative, and animal-loving daughter. Ali lives in her home state (Montana) with her family, their black cat, and a ranch horse. She enjoys collecting hobbies and has a penchant for all things outdoors, the 1990s, and Wes Anderson films.