- Client-centered care
- CBT and mindfulness
- 15 years experience
About Ernestine
Ernestine Tennefos is a licensed professional counselor who helps people struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and self esteem. She also supports people facing grief, relationship or intimacy concerns, anger, addictions, parenting challenges, and big life changes. Her approach aims to make the first step feel doable for someone who is worried or unsure.
Ernestine creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be talked through. Sessions are shaped around each person's goals, with practical tools introduced at a pace that feels manageable. She blends client-centered work with techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new responses.
Over 15 years of experience have included helping people cope after difficult events and navigate relationship and parenting stresses. That background informs a gentle, steady style focused on small, actionable changes rather than quick fixes. Ernestine encourages people to build skills for emotional regulation and clearer communication.
Clients can expect a conversational tone and a focus on real-life problems. Homework and short exercises are offered when helpful, such as simple mindfulness practices or thought-record tools from CBT. The work is collaborative, with goals reviewed and adjusted over time.
Ernestine holds the LPCC credential, licensed in New Mexico, and sees clients in English. To begin, she asks people to pick the continue button on this profile and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.
Ernestine creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be talked through. Sessions are shaped around each person's goals, with practical tools introduced at a pace that feels manageable. She blends client-centered work with techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new responses.
Over 15 years of experience have included helping people cope after difficult events and navigate relationship and parenting stresses. That background informs a gentle, steady style focused on small, actionable changes rather than quick fixes. Ernestine encourages people to build skills for emotional regulation and clearer communication.
Clients can expect a conversational tone and a focus on real-life problems. Homework and short exercises are offered when helpful, such as simple mindfulness practices or thought-record tools from CBT. The work is collaborative, with goals reviewed and adjusted over time.
Ernestine holds the LPCC credential, licensed in New Mexico, and sees clients in English. To begin, she asks people to pick the continue button on this profile and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.