Audra Tate-Kennedy, LPC-MHSP - Therapist in Tennessee

About Audra

Audra Tate-Kennedy is a licensed professional counselor with a practical, down-to-earth approach. She uses methods like cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help people manage stress, anxiety, and depression. Her work often focuses on relationships and family concerns, including blended family issues and communication problems.

Audra believes people carry strengths that can guide them through change and healing. She has 14 years of experience working with trauma, abuse, grief, and intimacy-related struggles.

Background and approach

Sessions start by identifying immediate concerns and workable steps. Audra asks questions, listens closely, and offers straightforward tools that can be used between meetings. Her style blends goal-oriented techniques with processing that addresses past hurts.

For some concerns she may use EMDR to address traumatic memories alongside mindfulness to build present-moment skills. Solution-focused methods help clients find clear next steps when the path forward feels confusing. Audra works in Tennessee and holds the LPC-MHSP credential, which identifies her as a licensed professional counselor with mental health service provider status.

She offers sessions in English via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Practical scheduling and goal-setting are part of the first sessions so families can fit therapy into busy lives. Parents and adults seeking help with family problems, codependency, or women's issues will find a straightforward, collaborative approach.

Audra aims to support and empower clients as they make real changes and regain a sense of control.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Audra commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and EMDR as part of online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small, practical behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depression. EMDR addresses distressing memories by guiding attention through specific eye movements or bilateral stimulation while processing those memories, which can help with trauma-related symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit your goals and comfort level. That means trying techniques, checking in about what helps, and adjusting plans so the work matches your needs and pace.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets you keep face-to-face contact, phone can be simpler when schedules are tight, and chat or text work well for steady check-ins and brief support. These options help people fit therapy into busy family lives and maintain momentum between meetings.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

EMDR

A structured protocol used with distressing memories, pairing recall with guided attention tasks. Some therapists adapt it for video sessions; whether that fits is worth asking about directly.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy-related concerns, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include blended family issues, codependency, communication problems, family of origin issues, and women's issues.

What is the therapy style like?

Her approach mixes cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, EMDR, and solution-focused techniques. Sessions tend to be practical, with tools and steps you can try between meetings.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 14 years of professional work experience helping people with trauma, relationship and family concerns. That background shapes a direct, experienced way of working.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds the LPC-MHSP credential and is licensed in Tennessee. The license is listed as TN LPC-MHSP 2403.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does the cost and getting started process work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 14 years
Licensed: Tennessee
Languages: English

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