About Stephanie
Stephanie Franklin is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. She works from a respectful, client-centered stance and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Stephanie supports people dealing with relationship and family strain, parenting challenges, depression, and the effects of trauma and grief.
Her approach begins by listening to each person's story and identifying strengths they can use.
Background and approach
She uses Client-Centered Therapy to make space for what matters to the individual, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Sessions often include clear, simple strategies for coping with anger, low self-esteem, or mood shifts. For people with ADHD or bipolar concerns, she helps break tasks into manageable steps and develop routines that reduce overwhelm.
Communication problems and control issues are addressed with concrete skills rather than abstract theory. Stephanie also helps people work through guilt, shame, isolation, and the practical fallout from divorce or separation. She supports LGBT clients and those coping with life transitions, offering steady, nonjudgmental guidance.
Her style is warm, direct, and focused on what will make daily life easier. Clients connect by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Stephanie works from Texas and conducts sessions in English.
How client-centered and CBT approaches fit online
Stephanie uses Client-Centered Therapy to focus on each person's own goals and values, creating a space where their perspective guides the work. That approach helps when someone needs a supportive listener who will follow their lead and build on their strengths.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and change patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to anxiety, depression, or stress. CBT sessions often include clear exercises and homework that translate well to online formats, like thought records or behavior experiments.
Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Stephanie works collaboratively to decide which methods match a person's needs, goals, and preferences. She checks in regularly to adjust the plan so it stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth conversations and skill practice, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat fits short check-ins or scheduling constraints. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy week while using the same therapeutic tools as in-person work.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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