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Online therapist

Kathryn Kirkland-Franco

Calm, practical support for life transitions

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
30 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Kathryn

Kathryn Kirkland-Franco is a Licensed Professional Counselor who brings thirty years of experience to her practice. She works from a calm, reassuring stance and aims to help people who are trying to manage stress, anxiety, grief, relationship concerns, parenting questions, and other life changes.

Kathryn believes people often already hold the answers they need and that therapy can help make those answers easier to use in daily life. She draws on a mix of approaches rather than one single method.

Background and approach

Kathryn commonly uses client-centered work to follow each person’s lead, cognitive behavioral techniques to tackle unhelpful thinking and habits, and attachment-based ideas to strengthen close relationships. She adapts methods to fit what each person needs in the moment. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps and steady support.

People can expect straightforward conversation, gentle challenge when needed, and tools they can try between meetings. Kathryn also offers coaching-style help for career questions and for building healthier routines around sleep and stress. Her training is grounded in long clinical experience in Texas.

Kathryn holds an LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor. She welcomes questions about her style and how she works before people decide to begin. For those ready to start, she asks people to describe their concerns and goals so she can match the approach to the problem.

Small changes and steady progress are the goals, with a focus on what will help day-to-day life.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit busy lives

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and on building safer, more dependable connections. It helps people notice how early relationship experiences shape reactions now and gives ways to change those patterns in everyday interactions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions are linked. It teaches practical steps to shift unhelpful thinking and to try new behaviors that reduce anxiety, improve mood, and help with sleep and stress.

Kathryn treats the choice of approach as a team decision. She talks with each person about their goals and preferences and then suggests strategies to try. If an approach does not fit, she adjusts the plan so the work stays useful and manageable.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging makes it easier to fit therapy into real life. These options let people connect from home or work, reduce travel time, and keep progress moving when schedules change. The range of formats supports steady work on coping skills, relationships, and daily routines while keeping sessions flexible for busy lives.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Kathryn address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting questions, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is calm and client-centered, emphasizing practical steps and collaborative problem solving. She blends listening with techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
What is her professional background?
She has thirty years of experience in counseling and has developed a flexible approach that draws on several evidence-based methods to meet different needs.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
She is licensed in Texas as an LPC with license number TX LPC 18236 and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving several options to match client preferences.
How is cost handled for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

  • Relationship issues
  • Grief
  • Parenting issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience
30 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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