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Tenethrea Buffington, LPC

Compassionate counseling for stress and anxiety

17 years in practice · based in Georgia · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Tenethrea

Tenethrea Buffington is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia with 17 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety and supports those trying to rebuild confidence and motivation. She listens for strengths and practical steps that fit each person’s life.

Tenethrea focuses on everyday problems that wear people down. She helps with relationship friction, anger, grief, and the strain of life transitions.

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Background and approach

She also works with concerns such as trauma and abuse, parenting stress, and career difficulties. Areas of focus include panic attacks, social anxiety, ADHD-related struggles, and challenges tied to family of origin and blended families. Her approach is collaborative and straightforward.

Sessions are a chance to name what’s happening, look for useful patterns, and try small changes that can make a difference. She encourages people to build on their strengths and to move at a pace that feels manageable. Tenethrea supports work on emotional wounds like abandonment, guilt, shame, and issues around intimacy.

She also offers coaching-style guidance for motivation and life goals. Her work blends practical problem solving with attention to personal history and values. People who choose her often want clear, realistic tools and steady support.

Tenethrea aims to create space for honest conversation, steady progress, and clearer next steps toward a calmer, more confident life.

Approaches that meet you where you are, online

Tenethrea uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear steps and practical change. One approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying alternative, realistic thoughts to reduce anxiety and lift mood; this helps with panic, social anxiety, and daily worry. Another approach centers on building coping skills and routines to manage stress and improve emotional regulation, which can help with anger, motivation, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then try methods that fit those needs. She sees therapy as a collaborative process where techniques are adjusted over time based on what works.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation from different locations. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Chat and text messaging can help keep momentum between longer sessions and offer a way to touch base without scheduling a full appointment.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, anger, low self-esteem, grief, trauma and related issues such as panic attacks and social anxiety.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens for strengths, helps identify patterns, and suggests small steps people can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and region apply to her practice?
She holds the credential LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices in Georgia.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
17 years
Licensed
Georgia
Languages
English

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