Tenisha Pettus

Tenisha Pettus is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Florida with 14 years of professional experience. She helps people who are stressed, anxious, grieving, or navigating relationship and family conflicts. She also supports concerns like anger, self-esteem, addiction, intimacy issues, career strain, and compassion fatigue.

Her sessions are built around straightforward conversation. She aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where people can name what feels hard and begin to make changes. She encourages small, practical steps that fit into daily life rather than overwhelming plans.

Tenisha draws on evidence-informed tools to help clients shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, boost motivation for change, and see relationship patterns more clearly. She uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Systemic Therapy to tailor work to each person’s needs.

She is familiar with topics that include blended family challenges, workplace stress, body image, sexual concerns including BDSM and kink culture, caregiver strain, substance use, infidelity, and young adult issues. These areas often show up alongside anxiety, grief, and life transitions.

Tenisha knows starting therapy takes courage and she works with people at a steady pace. She focuses on clear goals, collaborative planning, and practical skills people can use between sessions. If you want to explore work, relationships, or personal stressors, she guides the process without judgment.

How these approaches are used online

Tenisha commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing as part of her work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and can be useful for anxiety, stress, and workplace issues. Motivational Interviewing focuses on strengthening a person's own reasons for change and is often helpful for addiction, lifestyle shifts, and readiness to act.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time based on what is helpful.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy routine and keep momentum between appointments. Confirm the specific session options before booking, since formats are not listed in the biography. Many people find online work useful for shorter check-ins, addressing workplace stress during a break, or accessing care without travel. A therapist and client can still set clear goals, practice skills, and track progress across appointments regardless of how sessions are scheduled.