About Fran
Fran Adler is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan with 25 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, grief, relationship problems, or life changes. Her approach is calm and practical, aimed at making daily life more manageable.
Fran trained at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, earning a Master of Social Work in 1998. Since then she has worked in a variety of personal and group settings.
Background and approach
That background gives her a wide range of experience with common life struggles like depression, addictions, and career uncertainty. In sessions she focuses on listening carefully and responding with concrete ideas people can try between meetings. She draws on client-centered methods that center the person’s perspective and on cognitive behavioral tools that address thought and behavior patterns.
Narrative and solution-focused techniques are also used to help clients reframe problems and set achievable goals. Fran aims to make the first steps into therapy simple and clear. She explains options, discusses what a typical session looks like, and helps people choose what fits their schedule and needs.
The tone in her work is accepting and practical, not judgmental. People come to Fran for a range of concerns including family stress, intimacy issues, sleep or eating problems, caregiver strain, and coping with loss. She works to create a straightforward plan so clients can move forward with greater clarity and confidence.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client’s own goals and perspective. The therapist listens closely and follows what matters most to the person, which helps when someone feels stuck or unsure what they want. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors shape feelings and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, sleep and mood concerns.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Fran will discuss options, try techniques together, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. The focus is on finding methods that fit the client’s goals, pace, and daily life, not on a one-size-fits-all prescription.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for longer, face-to-face conversation while phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging let clients check in between sessions or fit brief conversations into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep momentum and try techniques as real-life situations come up.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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