Rue "Lashelle" Tennyson, LPC

Rue "Lashelle" Tennyson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oklahoma with 18 years of experience. She uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the fallout of trauma and abuse. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental presence for people who want clearer thinking and steadier moods.

Rue focuses on helping people who are navigating major life changes, parenting strain, caregiver stress, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She also helps with sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, and career-related stress. Her work includes support for mood disorders, obsessive thoughts and compulsions, and post-traumatic stress.

Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Attachment-Based ideas to combine practical skills with deeper work about values and connection. Sessions often include straightforward tools for changing unhelpful thoughts and building new routines. She blends skill teaching with space to talk through feelings and history.

Clients can expect a collaborative process that looks at what is getting in the way now and what small changes could make life easier. Rue emphasizes doable steps - not long lists of homework - and checks in about what is working. She aims to help people build steadier coping and better relationships with themselves and others.

Therapy is offered online by phone, video, chat, or text messaging. People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling a session time that fits them.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Rue blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with attachment-focused ideas to help people work through specific problems and build better day-to-day coping. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy emphasizes values and committed action while teaching ways to notice difficult emotions without getting stuck. Attachment-Based ideas look at how early and current relationships shape trust, communication, and intimacy.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, symptoms, and preferences, and then tailor techniques together. This collaborative process helps pick strategies that feel useful and sustainable for each person rather than applying a single method to everyone.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and teaching of skills; phone can work when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is preferred. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, practicing skills between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied daily routines.