Frances Recchi , LMHC

Frances Recchi, LMHC, helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, bipolar disorder, addiction, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She brings 34 years of experience and a steady, person-centered approach. Frances works with adults on issues like grief, caregiver strain, body image, and ADHD. She also supports those navigating life changes and concerns related to LGBT identity.

Her sessions start by building trust and understanding each person’s story. She listens for patterns that keep someone stuck, such as avoidance, codependency, or control struggles. Then she offers clear, practical steps to try between sessions. The focus is on usable skills and deeper self-understanding.

Frances blends Client-Centered methods with cognitive behavior strategies to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She draws on trauma-focused work to help people process past hurt. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at long-standing relationship and attachment patterns.

People can expect a calm presence, reflective listening, and straightforward guidance. Sessions aim to validate feelings while offering tools for change. Frances emphasizes strengths and small, achievable steps toward goals.

Her experience includes helping people with abandonment fears, dissociation, eating and substance concerns, and age-related caregiving stresses. She supports clients through divorce, career shifts, and compassion fatigue. The goal is more self-acceptance, clearer choices, and practical coping strategies.

How Frances' approaches work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and building a trusting relationship. In this approach the therapist follows the person's lead and offers reflection and empathy to help them find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses clear, practical exercises to challenge unhelpful thinking and develop coping skills for anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Frances will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made or needs change.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people meet face to face when that matters. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a camera isn’t wanted. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options increase flexibility and make it simpler to keep regular appointments while working on therapy goals.