About Stephanie
Stephanie Franklin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 13 years of experience. She focuses on practical, everyday steps that help people feel less overwhelmed and more in control. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, and anger.
She also supports people coping with relationship strain, family conflicts, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, and mood concerns such as bipolar disorder. ADHD is listed among her focus areas when attention and organization become barriers to daily life.
Background and approach
Stephanie uses a straightforward, conversational style in sessions. She starts by listening carefully so she can understand each person's priorities. From there she helps clients set small, achievable goals and build routines that reduce stress and improve mood.
Her approach draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. Client-centered work means she follows the person's lead and centers their experiences. Cognitive behavioral techniques help identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors that lead to better outcomes.
Stephanie emphasizes collaboration and practical problem solving. She supports people as they try new strategies, adjust plans, and track progress. The focus is on real-world changes that fit a client's life and values.
Approaches and online options that fit your life
Stephanie uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's priorities and following their lead, which helps when someone needs support processing relationship strain, grief, or identity questions. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at patterns of thinking and behavior; it teaches simple skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood swings, and build routines that support attention and focus.Finding the right mix of approaches is a shared process. Stephanie talks with clients about goals, tries techniques together, and adjusts the plan based on what helps most. She aims to match methods to each person's needs and preferences so progress feels manageable and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer ongoing, flexible communication for brief updates or between-session support. These options help people attend sessions from different locations, keep appointments during busy days, and choose the format that best supports their daily routine.
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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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