About Victor
Dr. Victor Franco helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the aftereffects of trauma. He also supports those facing substance issues, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, body image and eating difficulties, and career or parenting stress.
Dr. Franco practices in New York and works in both English and Spanish. He prefers a straightforward, calm style in sessions.
He listens openly and helps clients name what feels hard. He combines hands-on tools with time to reflect so people can try small changes between sessions.
Background and approach
His work draws on several familiar approaches. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot unhelpful thinking and test new responses. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values and take meaningful actions despite uncomfortable feelings.
Attachment-based ideas guide work on close relationships and patterns that repeat across connections. Dr. Franco brings 23 years of experience as a licensed mental health counselor, and he holds the New York LMHC credential.
He has spent time working with trauma survivors in New York and stays involved with national and international mental health groups. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and he accepts international clients as well. The aim is practical help - clear steps to reduce distress, improve relationships, and regain a sense of control over daily life.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name what matters to them and take small, values-driven steps even when anxiety or difficult feelings are present. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and ongoing worries that get in the way of day-to-day life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors in real situations. It is often applied to anxiety, depression, and patterns that keep problems going.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. He works with clients to choose techniques that match their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That choice is reviewed over time so the plan can shift as needs change.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for a fuller conversation and visual cues, phone can fit a short check-in or lower bandwidth situations, and messaging formats allow ongoing, flexible contact between scheduled talks. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on practical change and manageable steps.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 23 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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