About Francine
Francine Anderson is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois with 15 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, ADHD, relationship strain, anger, and low self-esteem. Her tone is respectful and compassionate, and she aims to make a first step feel manageable for someone who is worried about starting therapy.
Francine centers sessions on each person's needs. She listens first, then works with clients to shape practical goals and steps.
Background and approach
Conversations are tailored to what feels useful for day-to-day life, not one-size-fits-all plans. She draws on client-centered methods to create a calm, accepting space. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
Mindfulness practices and solution-focused strategies are offered to build coping tools and small, achievable changes. Over her career she has supported people facing family and communication problems, grief around life changes, impulse control struggles, and mood conditions like bipolar disorder and disruptive mood dysregulation concerns. She also addresses OCD symptoms, panic attacks, seasonal mood shifts, and issues around guilt, forgiveness, and self-love.
Sessions are offered in English and are available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Francine uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and works with clients across Illinois.
How her approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and meeting each person where they are. The therapist offers acceptance and works with clients to name priorities and goals, which can help when managing mood or relationship stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It's practical work that often includes small experiments and homework to try between sessions, useful for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related routines, and impulse control.Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Francine will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then adjust methods as needed. Together they decide whether to lean on skills practice, mindfulness, brief solution-focused steps, or a mix of approaches to fit the person's life.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video sessions let people connect face-to-face when time and bandwidth allow. Phone sessions can be easier when being on camera is not needed or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, step-by-step guidance, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy days and different schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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