Therapist profile
Keniesha Francis, LMHC
Florida
Florida LMHC - Relationships and Life Stress
Continue with KenieshaWhere Keniesha stands
- Credentials
- LMHC
- License
- LMHC, Florida / MH9769
- NPI
- 1447507975
- Experience
- 17 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Florida
About
- CBT techniques
- Gottman approach
- Motivational interviewing
About Keniesha
Keniesha Francis is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 17 years of professional experience. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship challenges, family conflict, trauma and abuse. Keniesha also supports concerns around self-esteem, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting, ADHD, and codependency.
She treats each person as the expert on their own life and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions focus on practical steps and techniques to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Keniesha draws on a range of methods and adapts what she offers to what the client needs in the room.
Her background includes long-term work with clients from varied backgrounds. That experience shapes how she approaches relationship problems, blended family dynamics, and parenting stress. She also addresses issues such as abandonment, communication problems, control issues, and feelings of emptiness.
Keniesha uses creative, outside-the-box strategies alongside more structured approaches. She may integrate cognitive behavioral ideas, narrative techniques, motivational interviewing, solution-focused strategies, and principles from relationship work. The focus is on clear tools clients can use between sessions.
Taking the first step can feel hard, and Keniesha acknowledges that. She aims to make therapy feel purposeful and practical. Prospective clients in Florida who read this are encouraged to confirm session options and scheduling details before booking.
How sessions work
How these approaches translate to online work
Keniesha draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and to practice concrete skills that reduce anxiety or improve mood. CBT is useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and managing day-to-day reactions. She also uses the Gottman Method for relationship work, which focuses on communication patterns, conflict skills, and rebuilding connection in measurable steps.Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will work collaboratively with each person to choose which methods fit their concerns, goals, and preferences. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan as needed rather than committing to one method from the start.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, offering shorter check-ins when helpful, and allowing sessions from different locations when circumstances call for flexibility. Licensed professionals adapt exercises, homework, and relationship work so clients can practice skills between meetings and notice real changes in daily routines.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, grief, intimacy-related concerns, parenting, anger, ADHD, and related areas such as codependency and abandonment.
What style of therapy does she use?
She combines practical, structured methods with creative problem solving. Her approach includes cognitive behavioral ideas, narrative work, solution-focused techniques, motivational interviewing, and relationship-focused methods.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of professional work experience supporting people from a variety of backgrounds.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here. Please confirm current session options before booking to know how she conducts sessions.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.