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Keniesha Francis

Keniesha Francis, LMHC

Therapist · Florida · 17+ years of experience

Finding practical change with compassionate listening

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  • 17 years experience
  • Florida LMHC
  • Focus on relationships

About Keniesha

Kenieisha Francis is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida. She brings 17 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. Her style is direct and compassionate, and she aims to help clients move forward from what holds them back.

She centers conversations on each person's story and strengths. That means listening first, then suggesting practical steps and skills. She uses techniques that draw on thinking patterns, personal narratives, motivation, and solution-focused tools to address day-to-day struggles.

Kenieisha often helps people who are facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, or the long-term effects of trauma and abuse. She also works with concerns such as self-esteem, anger, intimacy issues, ADHD, and questions about life purpose. Her approach includes attention to family dynamics like blended family issues, fatherhood concerns, and family of origin patterns.

In sessions she mixes practical skill-building with a broader look at meaning and motivation. That might include clarifying goals, practicing communication skills, and examining stories that shape behavior. She describes herself as creative and nonjudgmental, and she incorporates spiritual resources when clients want that included.

Kenieisha encourages people to start where they are and to try small, measurable changes. She aims for therapy to feel worthwhile and to produce steps people can use between sessions. Prospective clients are invited to take the first step and complete the platform's matching process to begin scheduling.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSelf esteem

Also works with

GriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentBlended family issuesCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessImpulsivityLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Gottman MethodMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

17+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Approaches that guide online work and practical change

Many clients benefit from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy because it looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. CBT breaks concerns into manageable steps and offers tools for anxiety, depression, and stress. The Gottman Method focuses on how people communicate and resolve conflict in relationships, offering specific skills to improve connection and reduce recurring fights. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change by exploring ambivalence and building motivation for action.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match goals, values, and daily life. That collaboration means checking what helps, adjusting strategies, and combining techniques as needed rather than sticking to a single plan.

Confirm the available session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, handle shorter check-ins when days are tight, and reduce travel time. It also allows continuity of care during life transitions and lets people use techniques between sessions in their usual routines.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Keniesha commonly help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, parenting and intimacy concerns, and related topics such as anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and life purpose.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is compassionate and practical. She listens to each person's story and offers concrete steps and skills tailored to goals.

How much experience does she have?

She has 17 years of professional experience working with people from different walks of life.

What credentials and location apply?

She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensed in Florida and practices there.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She is not currently accepting international clients.

How are costs handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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