About Ryckel
Ryckel Franklin is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New Jersey who helps people struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship strain, and ADHD. She speaks English and brings six years of hands-on experience to sessions. Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at helping clients feel understood and able to make small, practical changes.
In sessions she listens first to understand what matters most to each person.
Background and approach
She focuses on everyday problems such as work stress, social anxiety, feelings of isolation, and trouble communicating with others. Ryckel uses straightforward strategies so people can try new ways of coping between appointments. Her work often addresses attachment concerns, body image, caregiver stress, and issues around guilt, shame, and self-harm.
She also supports people dealing with obsessive thoughts, panic attacks, mood shifts, and questions about life purpose. The approach emphasizes strengths and building skills over time. Ryckel places importance on cultural awareness and on meeting people where they are.
She aims for a collaborative relationship where goals are realistic and progress is measurable. Sessions can cover practical tools for daily life and reflection on deeper patterns. Clients connect with her for a mix of short-term problem solving and longer-term personal work.
She helps people develop routines, communication habits, and coping plans that fit their lives. Her goal is to help people feel more connected to themselves and others.
Approaches and online care that fit busy lives
Ryckel uses evidence-based techniques that aim to reduce overwhelming symptoms and build everyday skills. One approach focuses on practical skill-building to manage anxiety and ADHD-related distractibility, teaching routines, task breakdowns, and simple coping tools to use in daily life. Another approach emphasizes exploring attachment patterns and relationship habits to improve communication and reduce chronic stress by identifying repeatable interaction cycles and finding alternate responses.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Ryckel works with each person to review what has or hasn’t helped before, set clear goals, and try strategies that match the client’s needs and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan based on progress and feedback.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls work well for full conversations and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports brief check-ins, and messaging lets people share updates or questions between meetings. These options help fit therapy into work, school, and family schedules while keeping the process consistent and accessible.
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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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