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Tesia Wells, LMFT

Calm, practical therapy for life’s transitions

About Tesia

Tesia Wells is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 15 years of clinical experience. She offers calm, practical guidance for people facing relationship strain, grief, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, and life transitions.

Background and approach

Tesia writes and speaks plainly in sessions and aims to make therapy feel doable for busy lives. She blends client-centered listening with structured approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and narrative work.

That means sessions alternate between careful listening and concrete tools to change thoughts, moods, or patterns that are getting in the way. Tesia also draws on psychodynamic ideas to help people understand recurring patterns that trace back to earlier life experiences.

Her practice covers a wide range of struggles including parenting stress, body image, family of origin issues, fatherhood concerns, and trauma related to sexual assault. She also addresses multicultural concerns, veteran and armed forces issues, money and financial stress, intimacy-related problems, eating and sleeping difficulties, and coping with life changes.

Tesia uses a straightforward, collaborative style. She helps people set manageable goals, practice new skills between sessions, and track small changes over time.

Sessions are intended to be practical and tailored to each person’s needs. Working from New York as a licensed professional, Tesia offers session formats that fit varied schedules.

She supports people who want conversational processing, problem-solving strategies, or coaching-style guidance to move forward.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit your life

Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and responding to each person as an individual. The therapist follows the client’s pace, reflects what matters most, and helps people name their priorities and strengths.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers clear strategies for managing anxiety, depression, stress, and patterns that interfere with daily life through practical exercises and homework.

Psychodynamic ideas help uncover recurring patterns that may come from earlier relationships or life experiences. This work can clarify why certain problems repeat and open up new ways to respond to them.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a person’s goals, needs, and preferences, and will adjust the plan as those goals change over time.

Online formats offer flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls replicate in-person conversation and allow deeper discussion. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send notes or questions between sessions and can be useful for ongoing coaching-style support.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Tesia help with?
Tesia helps people with relationship and family issues, grief, parenting challenges, depression, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related concerns. She also addresses body image, money stress, veteran-related issues, and other life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style blends client-centered listening with practical techniques like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and narrative approaches. Sessions mix supportive conversation with tools to change thoughts and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working in outpatient settings and supporting people through a range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and practices in New York.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

  • Relationship issues
  • Family conflicts
  • Grief
Experience
15 years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English