Tekesha Bland

Tekesha Bland is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 15 years of experience. She uses straightforward, person-focused care to help people navigate stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and addiction. Her manner is warm and nonjudgmental, and she aims to make therapy feel practical and understandable.

She has worked with people who have experienced trauma and abuse and has experience in addiction treatment and co-occurring disorders. Tekesha helps clients talk through relationship and family concerns, cope with grief, and manage mood conditions such as bipolar disorder. She also supports goals around sleep, eating, career changes, and parenting strain.

Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and humanistic ideas to keep sessions practical and centered on the person. She draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to add skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and motivation. Sessions focus on clear goals and simple tools to try between meetings.

Tekesha describes therapy as a collaborative process. She listens first, then helps people create a tailored plan that fits daily life. The work can include skill building, behavioral experiments, and checking progress together.

Her style is direct but caring, aiming to reduce overwhelm and build steady coping. People who want concrete strategies alongside empathetic listening may find this approach useful.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience. The therapist offers empathy and reflects what matters most to the client, helping the person feel heard and guiding them toward their own solutions. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive space to sort through feelings.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and then tests small changes. CBT is practical for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, and many stress-related problems because it offers tools and short experiments to try between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. It provides concrete skills that help reduce intense reactions like anger and improve day-to-day coping.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, symptoms, and preferences. That might mean focusing on skills first, working through trauma, or blending strategies depending on what helps most.

If you are interested in online sessions, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Many people find online therapy helps fit care into busy schedules, allows shorter check-ins when needed, and can reduce travel time. Discuss scheduling and format preferences when you match so sessions can fit around work, school, and family routines.