- LPCC in New Mexico
- 15 years experience
- Client-centered approach
About Ernestine
Ernestine Tennefos is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in New Mexico with 15 years of experience. She helps people dealing with trauma and abuse, parenting stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, grief, anger, and self-esteem concerns. Her tone is calm and direct, and she aims to make first steps feel manageable for worried parents.
In sessions she focuses on making a space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. She listens closely and reflects what she hears so clients feel understood. That straightforward approach helps people name what feels hardest and decide what to change next.
Ernestine draws on a mix of client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral ideas, emotionally focused work, and mindfulness practices. She blends these to match what each person needs rather than following a set script. Practical tools and short skills practice are often part of the work.
She frames therapy as a collaborative process. Parents can expect hands-on strategies for stress, coping techniques for anxiety, and ways to handle conflict or intimacy challenges. Sessions also address grief and recovery from abusive experiences in steady, paced steps.
Her background in New Mexico includes years supporting people through major life transitions and relationship challenges. People who want clear, respectful guidance and concrete next steps may find her style helpful.
How her approaches fit with online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathetic listening and helping people find their own answers; online sessions let the therapist reflect and respond while clients lead the pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical coping skills and step-by-step behavior changes, which translate well to online work through guided exercises and between-session practice. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people name emotions and understand patterns in relationships, using careful, attuned conversation that can be done remotely in the same way as in person.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Ernestine will work collaboratively to choose which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences. She often mixes client-centered listening with CBT skills or emotionally focused interventions based on what is most useful for the issues presented.
Practical benefits of online therapy include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy day, shorter check-ins when time is limited, and using written exercises or mindfulness practices between meetings. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it simpler to maintain steady work on parenting stress, anxiety, grief, or trauma recovery while keeping therapy consistent with everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
New Mexico
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Ernestine help with?
She helps people with trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy concerns, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and straightforward. She listens without judgment and uses practical exercises to help clients practice new skills between sessions.
What kind of background does she have?
Ernestine holds the LPCC credential and brings 15 years of professional experience working with people facing trauma, parenting stress, and relationship challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed as an LPCC in New Mexico and practices with that credential within the state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability, and therapy uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.