About Ryckel
Ryckel Franklin is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and self-esteem struggles. She is experienced with ADHD and supports those coping with panic, obsessive thoughts, and compulsive behaviors. Her style is warm and direct and she aims to make sessions practical and understandable for busy people.
In sessions she listens closely to what matters most and sets short-term goals you can use right away.
Background and approach
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to build coping skills and improve day-to-day functioning. Conversations focus on clear steps, skills practice, and checking what works between visits. She pays attention to attachment patterns and how early relationships shape current habits and expectations.
That helps when addressing commitment worries, communication problems, or persistent shame and guilt. She also addresses issues around body image, isolation, and finding purpose. Ryckel draws on six years of clinical experience in New Jersey to guide treatment choices.
She emphasizes collaboration, helping people notice strengths and try small changes. Her work often includes organizing strategies for those juggling caregiver responsibilities and workplace stress. Many people come to her for help with mood swings, panic attacks, or obsessive thinking.
Sessions are aimed at reducing distress and increasing practical control over symptoms. She frames progress as gradual and shaped by steady practice rather than quick fixes.
Approaches that guide online therapy
Ryckel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address worry and mood struggles. One common approach focuses on teaching practical coping skills for anxiety and panic - breathing, grounding, and step-by-step exposure to feared situations to reduce avoidance. Another approach looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep depression or anxiety going and helps people try different responses in daily life.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Ryckel works with each person to identify goals, try methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. She emphasizes small, measurable steps so progress can be tracked together rather than relying on assumptions.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, in-between support, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and other obligations while keeping the focus on consistent skill practice and growth.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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