About Ernestine
Ernestine Tennefos is a licensed professional counselor clinical candidate (LPCC) based in New Mexico who helps people facing trauma, anxiety, stress, addiction, parenting challenges, grief, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She focuses on practical steps that make daily life more manageable and reduces overwhelming feelings. Ernestine aims to create an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment.
She encourages cautious, steady steps toward change and praises small progress along the way.
How Ernestine works
With 15 years of experience, Ernestine draws on several well-established approaches to match each person's needs. She uses client-centered techniques to listen deeply and help people find their own direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build healthier habits.
Ernestine also incorporates elements of Emotionally-Focused Therapy to address relationship and intimacy-related issues. Mindfulness practices are used to help people manage stress and stay present when strong emotions come up. Sessions aim to be practical, with simple techniques people can use between meetings.
She keeps language plain and avoids jargon during sessions so parents and busy adults can follow along easily. Ernestine works collaboratively to set goals, then breaks those goals into manageable steps. She understands that starting therapy takes courage and offers steady support through the process.
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What Ernestine works with
The areas below are the ones Ernestine selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Mexico |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what a person says so they can find their own solutions. Online sessions using this approach let the therapist follow a person's lead and offer empathy while people describe what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and then builds small experiments to test new behaviors. In remote sessions CBT can include guided worksheets, thought records, and short practice tasks to do between meetings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ernestine will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then offer a plan that blends these methods. She partners with clients to try approaches, check what helps, and adjust over time so the work fits real life.
Online therapy here includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can fit a tight schedule or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between meetings or have shorter, more frequent exchanges. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and daily demands.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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