Location
Offers online therapy
This is a telehealth practice. I do not provide in-person sessions ever. All clients must be a resident of New York or North Carolina State.
About
Perhaps you're down or anxious - maybe you're unsure about the future of a relationship, or just feel that you aren't living the life you were meant to lead. Whatever your needs may be, I am here to offer support. Therapy is a process of growth and self-discovery, and in my sessions, I promote behavioral transformation by encouraging a positive outlook and the adoption of new attitudes and reactions. I have the tools and professional experience to help you redefine who you are, and make meaningful change.
I utilize a strengths-based, solution-focused orientation and promote the use of mindfulness and care of the whole self - physically, spiritually, and emotionally. I have worked with individuals (adults, adolescents, children), families, couples, and veterans as a licensed marriage & family therapist in outpatient mental health settings.
As a clinician of color who has spent time living and traveling abroad, I bring a unique perspective to my practice as well as an understanding of the role race and culture play in many people's life experiences. To make therapy easier, I offer Teletherapy only. For the quickest response, email via Psychology Today or using the contact form on my website.
Lastenia Francis
“Welcome! At Meaningful Emotion, I offer individual, couples, & family therapy via telehealth. Let's schedule a free consultation call soon! ”
Call or Email Lastenia Francis for a free 15 minute consultation now - (919) 246-8771
Finances
- Cost per Session: $200 - $250
Pay By:
American Express, Cash, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Oscar Health
- Oxford
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
I accept insurance through Headway for NY residents. Full fee accepted & detailed invoices provided for out-of-network benefits.
Email me or call (919) 246-8771 with questions.
Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 9 Years
- License: New York / 001298
- Please note: License state differs from primary location state.
- School: Mercy College
- Year Graduated: 2015
Additional Credentials
- Membership: AAMFT
- Member Since: 2018
- License No. and State: 2226 North Carolina Marriage & Family Therapist
Endorsements
"Dr. Lastenia Francis has extensive experience working with individual, couples, and families utilizing evidence based models. She is warm, empathic and collaborative."
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Location
Offers online therapy
Specialties
- Marital and Premarital
- Sexual Abuse
- Trauma and PTSD
Issues
- ADHD
- Addiction
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Career Counseling
- Child
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Life Transitions
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Women's Issues
Mental Health
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Mood Disorders
Client Focus
Ethnicity:
Black and African American and Hispanic and Latino
Faith:
Christian
Age
- Adults
- Teen
- Preteen
Communities
- Bisexual Allied
- Body Positivity
- Cancer
- Gay Allied
- Lesbian Allied
- Racial Justice Allied
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Single Mother
- Veterans
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Cognitive Processing (CPT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Emotionally Focused
- Experiential Therapy
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
- Trauma Focused
Modality
- Individuals
- Couples
- Family
Last Modified: 30 Nov 2022
(919) 246-8771