ABOUT KLEINA FELLEMENDE

Kleina Fellemende grew up in Oklahoma, married Ron Fellemende and served as a pastor’s wife in Oklahoma, Texas and Kentucky where she began her experience in listening to hurting people and helping them find answers. She was also a stay-at-home mom until 1987 when she made the life-changing decision to go to college. Kleina completed her undergraduate work with a Bachelor of Science degree in Counseling at the University of North Texas in 1992 and went on to complete a Masters in Social Work at the University of Kentucky in 1994. At graduation, she received the Outstanding Student Award for the class of ’94. She then received her License for Independent Practice (LCSW) in 1997 while working for Stephen Johnson and Associates in Lexington, KY. In 2001 she opened her own practice in Lexington and then in 2008 moved back to Texas where she has established an independent practice in Frisco just east of the Dallas Tollway.

Kleina is a genuine, compassionate and caring person who has a calling to help hurting people. She brings years of life experience as well as formal education to her sessions and is constantly reading and attending continuing education classes to stay on the cutting edge of the issues of today. She brings hope and humor to the sessions while making the most of the time by offering concrete steps to answers and encouraging the client to move forward. Clients often say they feel better when they leave a session than they did when they came even when dealing with painful issues. Kleina believes the Bible is correct when it states that “without a vision, the people perish” and so strives to help her clients see beyond the trouble of the present.

Kleina is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the American Association of Christian Counselors. She has recently received the credential of a Board Certified Professional Christian Counselor. She is an active part of the community of Frisco where she is a member of the North Texas Business Exchange (NTXBX), the Frisco Chamber of Commerce, the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) and Working Women’s Connection sponsored by Prestonwood Baptist Church. In these business associations she strives to support Frisco, encourage other business owners and employees and promote a spiritual atmosphere. She is an active member of Prestonwood Baptist Church where she is part of a Bible Study Group on Sundays and teaches a Ladies’ Bible Study on Wednesdays.

Kleina has spoken at conferences, churches, schools and business networking meetings in Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Kentucky as well as contributing to a daily radio program in Lexington, Kentucky.

Kleina has two daughters, two sons-in-law and four grandchildren. To these delightful grandchildren and teenagers, Kleina is known as “Grannyma”. She enjoys "dates" with her husband who is her best friend, family events, reading, cross stitching, growing flowers and experiencing the light of hope come on in the eyes of her clients.