About Frank
Frank Aldridge is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 15 years of clinical experience. He offers practical, down-to-earth help for anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, and relationship struggles. He writes and talks plainly, aiming to make therapy feel manageable instead of overwhelming.
Frank trained with a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and earlier studied communication and sociology. He began his career in Texas, working in outpatient and treatment settings before opening a independent practice and later relocating to Washington.
Background and approach
He lives in Kirkland, WA. In sessions he keeps the focus on what matters to the person in front of him. He blends tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and mindfulness with parts-based thinking to help people notice patterns and try different responses.
Sessions often include real-world practice and simple skills to use between meetings. Frank pays attention to how emotions show up in daily life. He helps people name feelings, understand the stories behind them, and make concrete choices about next steps.
This can include coping strategies for stress, ways to reduce anxious thinking, or plans for addressing substance use and codependency patterns. People usually work with him on concerns such as family problems, parenting strain, grief, intimacy issues, low self-worth, life changes, and burnout or compassion fatigue. He aims to create a steady, collaborative process that supports clearer thinking and more manageable behavior.
His style is straightforward and compassionate. He invites curiosity and small experiments rather than pressured change. Work with him is practical, paced to the individual, and oriented toward usable outcomes.
How ACT, CBT, and Mindfulness work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It encourages identifying values and taking small actions that point toward a more meaningful life, which can help with anxiety and feeling stuck.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It teaches specific techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking and build skills for managing stress, panic, or low mood.
Mindfulness Therapy trains simple attention and awareness skills to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation. These practices pair well with ACT and CBT for managing stress and overwhelming emotions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick which methods fit their goals and preferences. That choice can shift over time as needs change.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and check-ins. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter session fits a break. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send updates, try brief coaching, or check in between meetings. These options make it easier to maintain momentum and try techniques in real situations.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English
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