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About Kathryn

Kathryn Kirkland-Franco is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 30 years of experience. She offers calm, steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and ADHD-related concerns. Kathryn draws on practical methods and a warm, hopeful approach to help people move forward.

She uses Client-Centered Therapy to build trust and help people notice their own strengths. That work focuses on listening, reflection, and helping people make choices that fit their values.

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Background and approach

She also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns that get in the way of daily life. Attachment-Based Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy inform her work on intimacy and relationship concerns. Those approaches help people understand emotional needs and repair distance or disconnection.

Mindfulness techniques are used to reduce stress and improve attention and mood. Kathryn has helped people cope with life changes, parenting strain, career stress, caregiving burdens, chronic illness challenges, and issues around abandonment or adoption. She also supports people dealing with trauma, anger, sleep problems, body image, and low self-esteem.

Sessions are conversational and practical. Kathryn aims to help people try small, realistic changes between meetings. She encourages collaboration so the plan fits each person's life and goals.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current emotional connections shape the way people relate to others. It can help with intimacy, commitment worries, and attachment issues by identifying patterns and building different ways of connecting. Client-Centered Therapy places the person at the center of the work; the therapist listens deeply and reflects what matters most so people can make clearer choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Kathryn works collaboratively to match methods to each person's goals, preferences, and the problems they bring. She checks in and adapts the plan as people try things and report back on what helps.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video lets people see facial cues and do deeper work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, reflections between sessions, or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different lifestyles.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does Kathryn help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting and caregiver stress, chronic illness issues, trauma and abuse, sleep and anger problems, and ADHD-related struggles.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is warm and calm with a practical focus. She combines client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral and attachment-informed approaches.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 30 years of experience as a counselor in a variety of settings.
Where is Kathryn licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Texas and practices there.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people located under Texas practice rules.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and routines.
How are fees and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

What this therapist works with

Most often

  • Relationship issues
  • Grief
  • Parenting issues

Also listed

Therapeutic approaches

Experience
30 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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