01 · Who Tesia works with

Tesia works with relationship issues, family conflicts and grief

Tesia lists 18 specialisms and 8 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Tesia chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Tesia's own words

What Tesia says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 15 years of experience in the field of therapy and hold licenses in the states of Michigan, New York, Oklahoma, and Texas. I am a highly-skilled, compassionate, and empathetic psychotherapist and an effective communicator, with an innate ability to establish rapport, build trust, interact with and relate to individuals, couples, and families on many levels. I provide psychotherapy in outpatient settings to clients using systematic criteria for assessment, intervention, and treatment. She encourages her clients to develop and use skills and strategies for confronting their problems in a constructive manner. Because there is no one solution or one-size-fits-all approach to therapy, I aim to provide a safe, non-judgmental environment for all clients.

Tesia Wells, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Tesia works

The 4 approaches Tesia lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Tesia lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Tesia's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Tesia runs a session.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian

The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Narrative Therapy

Treats the story you tell about your life as something that can be examined and retold rather than as the plain facts. Separates the person from the problem - “the anxiety” rather than “your anxiety” - to make room for the parts the current story leaves out.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Works on the assumption that current patterns - in relationships, at work, in how you treat yourself - have a history, and that seeing the history loosens the pattern. Less structured than CBT, usually longer, and more interested in what comes up unbidden than in a weekly agenda.

Also listed

• Existential Therapy

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Tesia practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Tesia's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Tesia at this point.

2. Naming Tesia specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Tesia is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Tesia.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

4 questions worth asking Tesia

Built from what Tesia actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Tesia's - Tesia has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “With 15 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”

  Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LMFT

Licensed in

New York

Licence

NY LMFT 001835

Licence number

001835

Licence expires

31 Dec 2026

NPI

1366839482

Years in practice

15

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Accepted

Listed since

9 Jun 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Tesia's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Tesia. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

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