Audra Tate-Kennedy

Compassionate, practical therapy for life transitions

LPC-MHSP Tennessee

Experience: 14 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Languages: English

About Audra

Audra Tate-Kennedy brings a practical, skills-based orientation rooted in cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients navigate stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and challenges in relationships and family life.

Background and approach

As an LPC-MHSP licensed in Tennessee with 14 years of experience, she centers therapy on clients' strengths and beliefs, helping them translate insight into concrete changes and healthier patterns. Her work also addresses intimacy-related concerns, blended family dynamics, codependency, communication problems, and family of origin issues.

She draws on EMDR and mindfulness tools when trauma or overwhelming emotional material arise, and uses solution-focused strategies to set achievable goals and track progress. Audra encourages a collaborative process that honors each person as the expert on their own story while offering guidance, structure, and practical skills.

Clients can expect a supportive, empowering approach that emphasizes resilience and forward movement. She frames change as a courageous step and aims to equip people with coping strategies and clearer ways of relating to themselves and others so they can pursue a more fulfilling life.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Audra uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; CBT is practical and often focuses on skills for managing anxiety, low mood, and everyday stressors. She also integrates EMDR for clients processing traumatic memories or distressing experiences, employing guided recall and bilateral stimulation techniques to reduce the emotional intensity of those memories. Mindfulness practices are woven into sessions to build present-moment awareness, emotion regulation, and self-compassion.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Audra will work with each person to explore what feels most useful, tailoring techniques to match personal goals, preferences, and the nature of presenting concerns. She combines structured skill-building with client strengths to create a plan that can evolve as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to attend regularly, practice skills between meetings, and maintain momentum during life transitions while working with a licensed professional who adapts methods to fit the online format.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family challenges, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes, plus blended family issues and codependency.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach blends cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness, EMDR when trauma is involved, and solution-focused strategies to set practical goals and build coping skills.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 14 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relational concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is credentialed as LPC-MHSP and practices in Tennessee; her licensing identifier is TN LPC-MHSP 2403.

Does she offer services in other languages or accept international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available for meeting?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.

How is cost handled for therapy with her?

Fees vary depending on location and therapist availability, and sessions are scheduled through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflicts

Also works with

GriefIntimacy-related issuesSelf esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesCodependencyCommunication problemsFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Licensed

Tennessee

Languages

English