About Frances
Frances McNamara is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 15 years of experience. She works with people facing common and complex concerns, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, and mood disorders. Her style is direct and present.
She aims to give clients space to tell their stories and name what they need. Frances has worked across a wide range of issues from stress and grief to more severe and persistent conditions such as bipolar disorder and personality challenges.
Background and approach
She combines practical skills with attention to feelings so conversations lead to real steps. Sessions focus on what is happening now and what clients want to change. Her approach blends several evidence-informed methods including cognitive behavioral and dialectical strategies alongside client-centered and emotionally focused work.
That means she uses clear skills training when helpful, and also makes room to hear emotions and build understanding. The goal is coping that fits a person's life, not rigid rules. People who prefer a straightforward therapist tend to find her approach useful.
She emphasizes respect and collaboration, asking people about barriers and successes as therapy progresses. Small changes and steady practice are common focuses in her work. Frances offers phone, video, live chat, and text-based sessions.
She is licensed in Pennsylvania as an LPC and conducts sessions in English. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that works for them.
Approaches you can use in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small committed actions toward them while learning to notice unhelpful thoughts. It often helps people dealing with anxiety, low motivation, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns; it’s commonly used for anxiety, depression, and panic. Emotionally-Focused Therapy centers on identifying and naming emotions and improving emotional awareness to reduce distress and improve coping in everyday life.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then suggest methods that fit. Sessions may mix elements from different approaches so the plan can shift as progress is made.
Online therapy with Frances is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face connection and skills practice. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging can support quick check-ins, skill reminders, or reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Grief
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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