Jennifer Franck, LCSW, LISW

Jennifer Franck is a licensed social worker with 28 years of clinical experience. She is an LCSW and an LISW who helps adults and older adults manage major life stresses. Her work often focuses on aging-related concerns, caregiving strain, chronic illness, and end-of-life issues.

She spends time listening to what matters most and then helps people build practical coping strategies. Sessions focus on skills that can reduce anxiety and depression, improve self-esteem, and ease grief. Jennifer uses clear, direct tools so people can try changes between visits.

Her background includes long experience with workplace stress and career-related concerns. She also supports people dealing with cancer, chronic pain, financial strain, and smoking or vaping cessation. That experience informs how she frames goals and sets small, realistic steps toward them.

Jennifer draws on several therapeutic approaches to fit each person’s needs. She may use cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking, mindfulness strategies to calm overwhelming emotions, or skills from dialectical behavior therapy for managing intense feelings. The focus is on practical change rather than labels.

Her style is collaborative and respectful. She works with clients to clarify priorities, try coping tools, and adjust plans as progress happens. To begin, clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability.

How therapy approaches guide online care

Online work can use structured, skill-based approaches that translate well to remote sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depression. It is useful for mood, worry, and practical problem solving. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication so people can handle intense feelings and conflict more effectively. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, helps people process distressing memories by combining focused recall with guided bilateral stimulation and can be used when trauma memories interfere with daily life.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, history, and personal preferences, then suggest one or a mix of methods. Clients and the therapist check in on progress and adjust strategies as needed to find what helps most.

Session logistics should fit into everyday life. Confirm current session formats before booking so you know whether video or phone options are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, shorten check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time, which helps people balance therapy with caregiving, work, or medical appointments.