Rue "Lashelle" Tennyson, LPC
Practical guidance for managing strong emotions
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
How Rue works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Oklahoma
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Rue
Rue "Lashelle" Tennyson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oklahoma. She draws on 18 years of experience to help people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and trauma. Her manner is direct and patient, focused on practical steps clients can use between sessions.
Lashelle creates a calm space where people can talk about hard feelings without judgment. She listens closely and helps clients name what they are feeling. Then she works with them to choose small, doable changes that fit their life.
Background and approach
Her approach blends everyday skills with deeper work on relationships and patterns. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thinking. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify what matters most to them.
Many clients bring worries about parenting, work stress, grief, sleep, or coping with big life changes. She also addresses issues such as impulsivity, guilt, isolation, and low self-esteem. Sessions aim to reduce crisis moments and build steady routines that improve day-to-day life.
Lashelle works collaboratively, helping each person set goals they can test between visits. She explains techniques plainly and adjusts the pace to match a client’s needs. Practical problem solving and steady support are central to how she helps people move forward.
What Rue works with
Everything Rue lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Rue's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Rue lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on identifying personal values and taking small actions that move a person toward a more meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful thinking and build healthier routines. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and impulsive urges, including grounding, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose or blend techniques based on their goals, challenges, and preferences. That collaborative planning may change over time as needs evolve.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video is useful for deeper conversation and skill teaching. Phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or for a focused check-in. Live chat or text messaging can support shorter check-ins, reminders, or ongoing skill practice between scheduled sessions. These options give flexibility for people balancing work, family, and other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Rue
What kinds of concerns can I bring to sessions?
She helps with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, grief, parenting strain, career concerns, mood disorders, and related struggles listed in her specialties.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens without judgment, helps name patterns, and teaches tools clients can try between sessions.
How long has she been working in this field?
She has 18 years of professional experience supporting people through stress, trauma, mood concerns, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Oklahoma and practices there.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are offered in English to people within her practice region.
What session formats does she offer?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.