Works with
- Anger
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
How Ernestine works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- New Mexico
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ernestine
Ernestine Tennefos is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in New Mexico. She has 15 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, anger, grief, and the effects of trauma and abuse. She also supports those facing relationship strain, parenting concerns, addiction challenges, self-esteem struggles, and major life changes.
She aims to make sessions relaxed and straightforward. Ernestine listens without judgment and helps people put feelings into words.
Background and approach
She works with each person to set clear, manageable goals for change. Her style blends client-centered care with practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. She also uses mindfulness techniques to help people stay grounded during difficult moments.
Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings as well as on understanding what drives emotions like anger. Ernestine’s background includes many years supporting clients through trauma and parenting stress. That experience informs how she helps people rebuild patterns and try new ways of responding.
Her approach is steady, calm, and focused on what will help most in day-to-day life. People describe working with her as a step-by-step process. She helps break big problems into smaller tasks and practices.
This makes progress easier to notice and build on over time.
What Ernestine works with
Everything Ernestine lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Ernestine's practice.
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
Approaches Ernestine lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. Online sessions give space to speak openly while the therapist reflects what she hears and helps clients identify their own goals. This approach helps people feel understood and gradually try new ways of responding.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. In remote sessions, a therapist and client practice skills together, try thought exercises, and plan small behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety, anger, or unhelpful patterns.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name strong emotions and improve how they express needs. Working on these skills online can reduce overwhelm and improve how someone responds in stressful moments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can shift over time as progress and new issues come up.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and practicing skills. Phone sessions can fit a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for quick check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, and for people who prefer typing over speaking. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
Questions people ask about Ernestine
What concerns does Ernestine help with?
She supports people managing trauma and abuse, stress, anxiety, anger, grief, addictions, relationship and family strain, intimacy issues, parenting challenges, 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 helps people set small, practical goals.
What experience does she bring?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with clients on trauma, parenting, and related concerns.
What credentials and region apply?
She is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - LPCC - licensed in New Mexico and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.