- Years in practice
- 17
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Keniesha
Keniesha Francis is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 17 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship challenges, family concerns, trauma, and parenting struggles. Her approach is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at practical change rather than just talk.
She begins by listening to each person's story and identifying strengths they already have. Sessions often include specific tools and strategies drawn from evidence-based approaches like cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused methods.
Background and approach
Keniesha also incorporates motivational interviewing to help people find clarity and commitment to change. Clients can expect a collaborative atmosphere where their values and spiritual resources are respected. She describes herself as creative and nonjudgmental, willing to try different ways to move progress forward.
The work blends skill-building, reflection, and real-world problem solving. Keniesha has supported people through grief, intimacy concerns, parenting stress, and life transitions. She also works with issues such as abandonment, blended family tensions, codependency, communication problems, and impulsivity.
Her experience includes addressing family of origin patterns and fatherhood issues. Her style aims to help people gain manageable coping skills and clearer goals. She encourages small, steady steps so change feels doable.
If someone is ready to start, she guides them through the next steps and ongoing scheduling.
What Keniesha works with
Everything Keniesha lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Keniesha helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Keniesha lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Keniesha often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and managing stress by teaching practical coping skills. She also uses the Gottman Method to address relationship patterns and improve communication through focused exercises and shared goals.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, and she adjusts the plan over time based on what helps most. That collaborative process means clients shape the focus and pace of therapy together with the therapist.
Online therapy formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow for face-to-face interaction when a visual connection helps progress. Phone sessions can fit into a busy schedule or be used when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins and quick coping reminders easier to fit into a day. These options offer flexibility so people can keep up with therapy around work, parenting, or other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Keniesha
What concerns does Keniesha commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and family issues, trauma and parenting-related struggles among other concerns.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, combining listening with concrete tools from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused approaches.
How many years of experience does she have?
She brings 17 years of professional experience working with people from varied backgrounds.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida, listed as FL LMHC.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible care options.
How do fees and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are delivered through a subscription that can be canceled at any time; getting started requires completing a short matching questionnaire.
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