Kennia is temporarily licensed in the State of Tennessee and is pursuing the necessary hours and requirements to become a fully-licensed professional counselor.  She has experience working with children to adults and has been trained using various evidenced based therapeutic modalities, such as CBT, narrative therapy, mindfulness, dialectical behavioral therapy, Gottman method couples therapy and EMDR therapy.

Kennia believes in meeting clients where they are and holding the space while striving to be multiculturally aware with sensitive issues that may be difficult for particular populations.  Kennia has a particular passion for using EMDR therapy when a client is open to the method, especially if there is a need to process trauma, anxiety and other mental health disorders. Kennia has an undergraduate degree in Clinical Psychology from East Tennessee State University and her Masters in Counseling from Milligan University. After having worked in community mental health in the Washington County Virginia school system, Kennia moved to Knoxville and joined the team at Tranquil Minds Counseling. 

Kennia is passionate in working with individuals that are ready to process difficult topics that could be helped and guided through using therapeutic approaches such as narrative therapy, EMDR or DBT. Kennia is open to working with youth, adults and ready to talk about multicultural, religious or spiritual struggles that a client may want to talk about and process.  In addition, she is bilingual and able to work with clients who only speak Spanish, or prefer therapy services in Spanish. 

 When Kennia is not working with clients, she enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, being outdoors and discovering new cafes and eateries.