Thank you so much for visiting my Facebook Business Page and wanting to learn more about me and my passion to provide mental health services in marginalized communities, providing culturally competent therapy.
As a child, I was the youngest of six. I was the one that my older brothers and sisters would go to for advice or as the go-between and peacemaker between them and my parents. My childhood was rough dealing with a mother with a histrionic personality disorder and bipolar. My mother was also an alcoholic, so life was not easy and I struggled with her mental health as a child not understanding why she did the things she did. In 4th grade, I moved with my father and things were a lot better, not having to take care of and deal with her mental health issues and alcoholism made life a lot better for me.
However, my father was a very strict disciplinary. He didn’t accept anything less than an “A”, as far as school and academics, I was always encouraged and forced to read a book and do the best that I could. I grew up going to Catholic school and took speech lessons as my father was of Jamaican descent and because of this he was teased growing up in Washington DC. So, he made sure I didn’t suffer from the same things that he suffered from as a child. He made sure that education was the number one priority for me. Sadly, because of his upbringing, I was exposed to lots of drugs in the home and women. I could take a different route but, instead of living with my father kept me away from drugs and made me never want to use them.
As I grew to be an adult, I decided to do some self-work and pursued a Bachelor’s in Psychology which lead to a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy. All of the clients that were being sent to me had a common theme some type of sexual dysfunction or sexual abuse which led to other problems. This led me to pursue my Ph.D. in Clinical S*xology to better serve my clients. I am also currently working on my second Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy. I have been told I am a career learner, “addicted” to school maybe. I’ll take the addiction to learn above all others.
VISION STATEMENT
​Our vision is to continue to become a community leader of excellence, providing culturally competent, client-centered, outcome-driven, behavior and mental health services.
We strive to eliminate stigma in the Black and Caribbean community by promoting the principles of self-determination, inclusion, independence and empowerment.
We help individuals take control of their lives, families, sexuality and futures.
​ MISSION STATEMENT
​Our mission is to eliminate the stigma attached to receiving mental health services in the Black, Caribbean and other culturally marginalized communities. We strive to promote growth and development of children, families, adults by way of leadership, psycho-education and evidenced based therapies.
âś” Marriage, Family & Individual Counseling
âś” Trauma Therapy for Children
âś” S*x Therapy
✔ Workshops (Couples, Singles, Women’s Empowerment, Fatherhood)
âś” Military Families
âś” Community Events
âś” Couples Retreats
âś” Professional Athlete Services
Specialized In Treating:
sexual trauma + anxiety + marital dysfunction + alcoholism + PTSD + children’s behavioral issues + organizational stress +
Inspiring hope, health, & mental well-being.
The Healing Arts Institute of South Florida is a mental health counseling, education, and research group providing systemic talk therapy, trauma-informed outpatient counseling and mindfulness services. We are small, fresh and focused on caring for our clients and each other.
As clinicians serving diverse populations, we provide (or refer you to) appropriate counseling for children, adolescents, adults, and families with mental health issues.
Modes of service include individual, group, and family therapy sessions.
Clinicians are trained in the delivery of trauma-informed care using
âś” Wellness Institute Hypnotherapy Techniques
âś” Systemic MRI
âś” Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT)
âś” Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (CBT)
âś” Trauma Incident Reduction (TIR)
âś” Motivational Interviewing (MI)
âś” Other Evidence-Based Modalities
All are customized treatment plans for individual client needs and goals.
I am a global speaker. My work has lead to me presenting at:
âś” The National S*x Conference in Munich Germany
âś” The Normal University in Beijing, China on the prevalence of autism.
âś” The Association of Black S*xologists and Clinicians
âś” Columbia College Chicago in 2018 on the importance of Early S*xual Education with Children
âś” Chi Psi Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. A Day In The Life Of A Child With Autism
Contact Info:
Address: Dr. Thelma Tennie, LMFT, Clinical S*xologist
4699 North State Road 7
Suite B1
Tamarac, Florida
Website: www.Healingartssfl.org, www.Dr.thelmatennie.com
Phone: 9544591473
Email: dr.thelmatennie@gmail.com, info@healingartssfl.org
Instagram: DrThelmaTennie, Healingartsinstituesfl_
Facebook: @Dr.ThelmaTennie, @HealingArtsOfSouthFlorida
Twitter: @dr_tennie, @ArtsSouth
I am licensed to practice in:
âś” Broward County Florida, (Tamarac, Pompano, Coral Springs, Margate)
âś” Washington DC
I also provide my counseling services virtually for those in other geographical areas
